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Chinese mining companies are stepping up efforts to increase their access to lithium deposits in a bid to meet the growing global demand for batteries.
Chinese mining companies are stepping up efforts to increase their access to lithium deposits in a bid to meet the growing global demand for batteries.
China controlled 65% of the world’s lithium processing and refining capacity in 2021, according to Rystad Energy. However, its access to lithium deposits only accounts for less than 25% of the world’s lithium resources, the company estimates.
But Chinese companies have been spending heavily on domestic lithium sources as they try to secure access to the metal at the heart of the energy transition. When a recent auction for exploration rights at a lithium site in China’s southwestern Sichuan province closed, it had garnered more than 11,000 bids.
At the same time, an unprecedented slump in the lucrative lithium-ion battery industry had downstream manufacturers wringing theirs. Even China’s leading vehicle battery maker, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., found itself at the mercy of the mines producing this essential metal, which has multiple industrial applications.
The contracts, worth a total of $121 million, went to China’s BYD Chile and Chile’s Servicios y Operaciones Mineras del Norte, the minerals ministry said. The two companies would be awarded the right to extract 80,000 tonnes of lithium each. BYD bid $61 million for its lot, while Mineras del Norte bid $60 million.
China’s lithium carbonate imports jumped 193.5% month on month and 59.8% year on year to 10.48 billion tonnes in October 2021, the country’s customs data showed. Its lithium hydroxide imports soared 109% on the month and 116 times on-year to 829 million tonnes during the same period, according to the data.
When a recent auction for exploration rights at a lithium site in China’s southwestern Sichuan province closed, it had garnered more than 11,000 bids. Copyright © 2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Chinese mining companies are stepping up efforts to increase their access to lithium deposits in a bid to meet the growing global demand for batteries.
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The agreement involved a pledge to invest in a large-scale project to extract lithium and other metals at an open mine, processing 40,000 tons of lithium carbonate a year, and the production of rechargeable batteries. The project is …
Chinese mining companies are stepping up efforts to increase their access to lithium deposits in a bid to meet the growing global demand for batteries.
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1 · The Power Construction Corporation of China drew 76 bidders for its tender of 16 GWh of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to reports. Bids averaged $66. ...
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3 · This awarded project involves the adsorbent supply, loading, and related services procurement for the Phase III technological transformation and supporting engineering project of the lithium project of China MCC Minmetals Salt Lake Co., Ltd. Based on the bid evaluation principles in the tender documents, the proposed contract value is 93.9948 million yuan, …
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The agreement involved a pledge to invest in a large-scale project to extract lithium and other metals at an open mine, processing 40,000 tons of lithium carbonate a year, and the production of rechargeable batteries. The project is forecast to attract 16 billion yuan in investments.
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But Chinese companies have been spending heavily on domestic lithium sources as they try to secure access to the metal at the heart of the energy transition. When a recent auction for...
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China-based mining and battery giants have placed winning bids on five development-stage lithium projects valued at $1.58 billion, not including off-take and royalty deals, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
An additional issue is that China controls almost 60% of the world''s capacity for processing raw lithium products into battery-grade chemicals.
The tender attracted 76 bidders, with quoted prices ranging from $60.5/kWh to $82/kWh, averaging $66.3/kWh. Notably, 60 of the bids were below $68.4/kWh, signaling …
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