Recent export sales data disclosed by the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) show that the country's mineral exports are undergoing an unprecedented surge. As of September 30, 2026, Zimbabwe's mineral export sales reached US $4.735 billion, up 101.8% YoY. Lithium products, at US $2.

Lithium converters' procurement has become more cautious, with lithium ore port inventories building up. Lithium ore prices fell last week, the processing fees for lithium ore purchased by lithium converters fluctuated narrowly, and the settlement of back-pricing orders became more cautious. As Aust

  After a prolonged downtrend, China's domestic lithium carbonate prices have approached the critical support level of Yuan 100,000/tonne. Mysteel's evening assessment pegged battery-grade lithium carbonate at Yuan 107,000/tonne on October 14, 2026, while the LC2701, the most-traded lithium carbonat

The lithium carbonate market continued to trade on expectations of rising supply and weakening demand, with futures prices becoming more volatile. Before the National Day holiday, spot transactions gradually slowed as downstream restocking wrapped up. After the holiday and at the start of the month,

According to Mysteel's latest survey, the production schedules for both LFP cathode and battery cells have been comprehensively revised up in Q4 2026, with December 2026 potentially hitting a new high for the year, thanks to robust downstream orders.   On the supply side, however, incremental releas