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Li-Ion Battery Price Trends




Li-Ion Battery Industry Chain Prices (Updated Monthly)


TrendForce Lithium Battery Research tracks price trends for major products of China’s li-ion battery industry chain, including lithium, cobalt, nickel, cathode/anode materials, separators, electrolytes, copper foils/aluminum foils, and battery cells. TrendForce Lithium Battery Research provides intelligence on market prices and interpretations of market price trends through close and frequent communications with major suppliers, merchandizers, and traders of China’s li-ion battery supply chain, as well as cross-research and tracking on monthly spot prices for key products of the supply chain.


Last Update 2024/12/09

Battery Cell & Pack
Item Average Change
Battery Cell-Square Ternary Battery Cell: for EV (RMB/Wh) (RMB) 0.42 -2.33 %
Battery Cell-Square LFP Battery Cell: for EV (RMB/Wh) (RMB) 0.38 0.0 %
Battery Cell-Pouch Ternary Battery Cell: for EV (RMB/Wh) (RMB) 0.44 -2.22 %
Battery Cell-Square LFP Battery Cell: Energy Storage (RMB/Wh) (RMB) 0.33 -2.94 %
Battery Cell-Lithium Cobaltate Battery Cell: Consumer (RMB/Ah) (RMB) 5.21 -2.07 %
Battery Pack-Square Ternary (RMB/Wh) (RMB) 0.53 -5.36 %
Battery Pack-Square LFP (RMB/Wh) (RMB) 0.45 -2.17 %

Last Update 2024/12/09

Precursor and Cathode Material
Item Average Change
Precursor-Iron Phosphate (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 1.04 0.0 %
Precursor-NCM523 (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 6.41 -0.93 %
Precursor-NCM622 (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 6.9 -1.71 %
Precursor-NCM811 (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 8.07 -0.98 %
Cathode Material-NCM523 (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 11.5 -2.29 %
Cathode Material-NCM622 (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 12.11 -1.46 %
Cathode Material-NCM811 (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 14.24 -3.91 %
Cathode Material-LFP (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 3.44 1.78 %
Cathode Material-LCO (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 13.93 -3.26 %
Cathode Material-LMO (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 3.43 3.94 %
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Last Update 2024/12/09

Anode Material
Item Average Change
Graphitization Process Cost: low-end (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 0.75 0.0 %
Graphitization Process Cost: high-end (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 0.92 0.0 %
Natural Graphite: Low-end (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 2.14 -1.38 %
Natural Graphite: Mid-end (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 2.74 -4.86 %
Natural Graphite: High-end (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 4.74 -0.84 %
Artificial Graphite: Low-end (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 1.72 -1.15 %
Artificial Graphite: Mid-end (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 2.43 -3.95 %
Artificial Graphite: High-end (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 5.2 -0.38 %

Last Update 2024/12/09

Separator
Item Average Change
Dry Base Film-16μm (RMB/m2) (RMB) 0.41 0.0 %
Wet Base Film-7μm (RMB/m2) (RMB) 0.83 -1.19 %
Wet Base Film-9μm (RMB/m2) (RMB) 0.79 -1.25 %
Coated Separator-7μm+2μm Ceramic Coated Separator (RMB/m2) (RMB) 1.16 0.0 %
Coated Separator-9μm+3μm Ceramic Coated Separator (RMB/m2) (RMB) 1.12 0.0 %

Last Update 2024/12/09

Electrolyte
Item Average Change
Lithium Electrolyte Salts-LiPF6 (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 5.59 1.64 %
Electrolyte Solution-Used for Ternary Battery (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 2.57 0.78 %
Electrolyte Solution-Used for LFP Battery (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 2.09 0.97 %
Electrolyte Solution-Used for LCO Battery (4.35V ) (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 4.5 0.22 %

Last Update 2024/12/09

Li & Co & Ni
Item Average Change
Concentrated Spodumene: 6%, CIF (USD/ton) (USD) 797 3.37 %
Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 7.74 3.2 %
Battery-Grade Lithium Hydroxide (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 7.46 0.27 %
Electrolytic Cobalt: Co Content≥99.8% (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 17.4 1.28 %
Cobalt(II,III) Oxide: Co Content≥72.8% (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 11.57 -2.61 %
Battery-Grade Nickel Sulfate: Co Content≥20.5% (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 2.72 -3.2 %
Electrolytic Nickel: Ni 99.9% min (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 12.71 -2.53 %
Battery-Grade Nickel Sulfate: Ni 22% min (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 2.73 -2.5 %

Last Update 2024/12/09

Other
Item Average Change
Process Cost for 6μm Battery-Grade Copper Foil (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 1.65 0.0 %
Process Cost for 12μm Battery-Grade Aluminum Foil (10K RMB/ton) (RMB) 1.65 0.0 %

Product Definition:

Polymer Battery Cell:
Thickness: 3 mm ~ 5 mm
Density: 420 W/g ~450 W/g
Life Span: 500 times charge

Applications: Major focuses on the products with a combination of a single series circuit and multiple parallel circuits , such as tablet PCs

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