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Lithium rally underlines volatile nature of China market

It is too early to say if this month’s lithium price jump in China after six months of relentless declines can be sustained, but the considerable gyrations have underlined the well-worn volatility of the key battery metal and raised questions over market stability.

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Benchmark Mineral Intelligence’s chart of global lithium-ion battery cell capacity (GWh) build out 2010-2030 Source: Benchmark

The recent ups and downs of the crucial cathode component for electric vehicle (EV) batteries have been punctuated by a surge in the price of lithium carbonate in the past month as downstream