Lithium9 Jan 2026 07:59
Lithium flying again . Just some info in relation to SQM
"When SQM signed the binding agreement to acquire Azure Minerals in late
October 2023, the spot price for spodumene concentrate (6% Li₂O, FOB Australia) was approximately $818 per tonne. The average price in the assessment period ending September 4, 2023, was around $818/tonne, part of a softening trend in prices at the time.
It's important to note the price was highly volatile around this time. The price on October 20, 2023, just before the acquisition was announced, had fallen significantly from a peak of over $6,000 per tonne in December 2022. The deal was eventually completed in May 2024 at which point prices were even lower, dipping below $1,000 a tonne in January 2024 to an average of $955 a tonne."