Benchmark Mineral Intelligence updates EV battery metal prices

7 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 6

The latest mid-prices put lithium carbonate at $25,975 a metric ton and lithium hydroxide at $23,075, both ex-works China.
Benchmark also listed cobalt sulphate at $13,046, nickel sulphate at $4,888 and flake graphite at $430 a metric ton.
The prices are quoted in US dollars per metric ton, with lithium and cobalt updated weekly, nickel sulphate every other week and flake graphite monthly.

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