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Lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) is priced OTC via Fastmarkets and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence assessments. No exchange-listed futures contract with meaningful volume exists. Price discovery is driven by China spot market transactions and quarterly bilateral negotiations between producers and battery makers.

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Lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) is priced OTC via Fastmarkets and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence assessments. No exchange-listed futures contract with meaningful volume exists. Price discovery is driven by China spot market transactions and quarterly bilateral negotiations between producers and battery makers.

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Lithium mining stocks

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#CompanyCommodity revenuePrice24h %YTD1YGeography
01
ALB
Albemarle Corporation
Largest global lithium producer by revenue. Salar de Atacama (Chile, SQM JV), Greenbushes (Australia, 49% via TLEA), Kings Mountain (NC, developing). Full value-chain from spodumene to battery-grade lithium.
~62%
————Chile · Australia · USA · China
02
SQM
SQM (Sociedad Quimica)
Salar de Atacama brine operation: lowest-cost lithium producer globally. ~25% of global supply. Chilean government renegotiating royalty terms through 2030 Atacama contract. Also a major potassium and iodine producer.
~50%
————Chile
03
PILBF
Pilbara Minerals (PLS.AX)
Pilgangoora spodumene mine (WA, 100%): one of the largest hard-rock lithium operations. BMX battery material exchange for spot price discovery. Pure-play lithium.
~98%
————Western Australia
04
LAC
Lithium Americas
Thacker Pass (Nevada): largest known lithium resource in the US. DOE $2.26B loan conditional commitment. Split from Lithium Americas Argentina (LAR) in 2023.
~0%
————USA (Nevada)
05
GNENY
Mineral Resources (MIN.AX)
Wodgina (60% with Albemarle) and Mt Marion (50% with Ganfeng). Also a major mining services and iron ore company. Lithium ~28% of revenue but growing.
~28%
————Western Australia
06
TQLCF
Lithium Argentina (LAR)
Caucharí-Olaroz (Argentina, 44.8% with Ganfeng 46.7%): Phase 1 ramping to 40,000 t/yr LCE. Largest brine operation outside Chile.
~95%
————Argentina (Jujuy)
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#CompanyTickerPrice24h %ExchangeNote
01
Albemarle Corporation
NYSE: ALB
ALB----NYSEGreenbushes JV + Salar de Atacama
02
SQM
NYSE: SQM
SQM----NYSESalar de Atacama + Mount Holland JV
03
Tianqi Lithium
OTC: TQLCF / HKEX: 9696
TQLCF----OTCGreenbushes JV + Kwinana — OTC
04
Ganfeng Lithium
OTC: GNENY / HKEX: 1772
GNENY----OTCMt Marion JV + Cauchari-Olaroz — OTC
05
Pilbara Minerals
OTC: PILBF / ASX: PLS
PILBF----OTCPilgangoora + Salinas — OTC

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Lithium ETFs

Top funds by AUM

Source: Yahoo Finance + ETF issuer pagesAll lithium ETFs →
TickerFundStructureExpense ratioAUMYTD1Y
LIT
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF
Global X
Miners0.75%———
BATT
Amplify Lithium & Battery Tech ETF
Amplify
Miners0.59%———
REMX
VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Metals
VanEck
Miners0.53%———

How lithium prices move

What’s moving this market

Structural fundamentals · Reviewed annually
Supply

Brine, hard rock, and emerging direct-extraction technologies

Lithium supply comes from two main sources: brine operations in the South American Lithium Triangle (Chile, Argentina, Bolivia) and hard-rock spodumene mining (Australia, China). Direct lithium extraction (DLE) is an emerging technology that could expand brine supply meaningfully. Top producers include Albemarle, SQM, Tianqi, and Pilbara Minerals. A massive Chinese production ramp from 2022 to 2025 created the current structural oversupply.

USGS lithium statistics
Demand

EV batteries are over 80% of lithium demand

EV battery demand drives roughly 80%+ of lithium consumption, with energy storage (grid-scale batteries) the second-largest segment. Demand is highly sensitive to BEV adoption rates in major markets (China, EU, US). Cathode chemistry mix matters: LFP uses 30% less lithium per kWh than NMC, but is the dominant chemistry in China and growing globally.

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Policy and macro

Boom-bust supply cycles dominate

The 2021-2022 spike to $80,000/t LCE triggered a massive supply response. By 2024-2025 the price collapsed to $10,000-14,000/t as Chinese lepidolite and spodumene production overwhelmed demand growth. The current question is when demand growth from EV adoption catches up to supply. Chinese government quotas, Chilean brine royalty negotiations, and Rio Tinto's Arcadium integration are the key policy watchpoints.

Fastmarkets · Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Key market data

Lithium fundamentals

Annual Mine Supply
~1.1M t LCE

Australia (spodumene) ~45%, Chile (brine) ~25%, China (lepidolite + brine) ~20%. Rio Tinto-Arcadium integration (closed March 2025) now the largest single producer.

USGS · Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Annual Demand
~900K t LCE

EV batteries ~80-85%, energy storage systems (ESS) ~10%, industrial and other ~5-10%. China represents ~65% of global lithium demand through its battery supply chain.

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence · Annual
LFP Battery Share
~65%

LFP (lithium iron phosphate, cobalt-free) has overtaken NMC in China and is growing in the West. LFP uses less lithium per kWh but more total cells; the chemistry shift creates a mixed impact on lithium demand.

SNE Research · Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
vs 2022 Peak
-85%

Lithium carbonate peaked at ~$80,000/t LCE in November 2022. The collapse to current levels reflects a structural supply surplus driven by Chinese lepidolite and Australian spodumene ramps that outpaced EV demand growth.

Fastmarkets · Historical
Rio-Arcadium Deal
$6.7B

Rio Tinto acquired Arcadium Lithium (Livent + Allkem merger) for $6.7B, closed March 6, 2025. Creates the second-largest lithium company globally behind Albemarle. Includes Rincon (Argentina), Nemaska (Quebec), Galaxy (Australia).

Company announcement · March 2025
Price Volatility (90-day)
~42%

Extreme volatility relative to other commodities. Thin OTC market, no exchange anchor, and Chinese domestic price discovery creates large swings. The 2022 peak-to-trough move was one of the largest in commodity history.

Calculated from Fastmarkets assessments
2026 price forecasts

Lithium price targets from 20 analysts

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The lithium price shown on this page is the Fastmarkets lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) OTC assessment, updated weekly. Lithium does not trade on a major public exchange with deep liquidity. China spot market prices and bilateral negotiations between producers and battery makers drive price discovery.