China’s First Li Metal Battery Production Line Completed
09/11/21 | EV
Asian Metal News China’s first domestic lithium metal battery production line has been completed, with a half-year output value of RMB30 million. The R&D investor, Beijing Jinyu New Energy Co., Ltd., is continuously optimizing batteries used in the 3C field. The battery is at the stage of development and trial…
Domestic Li Prices Stable
29/10/21 | EV
Asian Metal News This week, despite strong lithium carbonate prices, domestic lithium (metal) prices remained steady as power rationing curbed downstream demand. Mainstream transactions prices of lithium (metal) prices were between RMB980~1,000/kg delivered (Li 99% min, Na 0.2% max, Ca 0.04% ,max), by 180-day acceptance bills, remaining stable w-o-w. With…
China H1 2021 Li Battery Production Exceeds 110 GWh
04/08/21 | EV
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News MIIT: China’s total output of lithium-ion batteries exceeded 110 GWh, an increase of more than 60% y-o-y. China produced 450 kt of cathode materials, 350 ktpy anode materials, 3.4 bln square meters of diaphragm and 130 kt of electrolyte liquid during H1 2021, all showing an…
CAAM: Production and Sales of China’s Auto Vehicle Drop in June
19/07/21 | EV
Baidu News China’s production and sales of automotive vehicles totaled 1.94 million units and 2.02 million units respectively in June 2021, down 4.8% and 5.3% m-o-m, and down 16.5% and 12.4% y-o-y, according to CAAM (China Association of Automobile Manufacturers). Between January-June 2021, production and sales of automotive vehicles in…
Sales of Li Battery Soar from January to May 2021
19/07/21 | EV
Asian Metal News 15th July, MIIT: During the first five months of 2021, China produced 8.61 bln sets of lithium battery, 103.81 mln kVA of lead battery, and 17.2 bln units of primary battery and primary battery sets (excluding button cells), showing an increase of 56%, 32% and 19% y-o-y…
China June Li Carbonate Production of 21.06 kt
13/07/21 | EV
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News In June 2021, China’s lithium carbonate output was about 21.06 kt, up 0.8% m-o-m and up 42.5% y-o-y. A major lithium smelter ran maintenance and overhauls during June, curbing total national production by approximately 5%. At the same time, lithium capacities from Jiangxi and Qinghai have…
CAA: June Power Battery Production of 15.2 GWh
12/07/21 | EV
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News CAA, (China Association of Automobile Manufactures): In June, China’s power battery output totaled 15.2 GWh, up 184.3% on-year and 10.2% on month. The output of ternary batteries was 7.4 Gwh, accounting for 48.4% of the total, up 133.6% y-o-y and 47.1% m-o-m. The output of LiFePO4…
New EV Sales of 217,000 in May 2021
30/06/21 | EV
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News CAA, (China Association of Automobile Manufactures): 217,000 new EVs were sold in China in May 2021, up by 159.7% m-o-m. Total new EV sales during the first five months of 2021 reached 950,000, up by 224% y-o-y. CAA forecast total new EV sales to approach 2.4…
China Imports 8.58 kt of Li Carbonate in May 2021
28/06/21 | EV
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China imported 8.58 kt of lithium carbonate in May 2021, down by 4% m-o-m, but up by 211% y-o-y. China imported 36.69 mln t of lithium carbonate during the first five months of 2021, up by 123% y-o-y. China exported 6.13 kt of lithium hydroxide in…
