RE:Lithium Price :P
"Thankfully, many analysts expect the slowdown in the lithium and EV markets to be a temporary blip.
“Demand is still healthy, but battery and EV makers are currently destocking instead of placing new orders. The subdued spot demand therefore is weighing on sentiment and pressing down prices,” Susan Zou, Shanghai-based vice president at Rystad Energy.
Meanwhile, lithium giant Albemarle Corp. (NYSE:ALB) has ascribed the lower car sales in China to temporary weakness due to the early Lunar New year but has predicted that China’s EV market will still expand a healthy 40% this year. "