Critical Materials · MetalpriceAPI · battery supply
Lithium carbonate price & supply intelligence
Lithium carbonate spot pricing drives cell economics across EV, ESS, and consumer batteries. ElementWatch surfaces the Australian / Chilean / Chinese supply triangle and the demand signals that lead it.
What we track
- Lithium carbonate spot ($/kg, MetalpriceAPI)
- Australian spodumene + Chilean SQM output
- Chinese conversion capacity and Yibin signals
- EV + ESS battery demand and tier-1 cell builds
- Direct lithium extraction (DLE) commercial signals
Who this is for
EV OEMs, battery cell makers, ESS integrators, automotive procurement, and chemicals buyers along the lithium chain.
Decisions ElementWatch supports
- Forward contracting vs spot exposure on carbonate
- Refinery / conversion partner diversification
- Cell BOM repricing windows under spot moves