China Green Bulletin: Lithium Tops Out

In Depth

Companies along China’s electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, from miners to battery-makers and car companies, have been riding high on an EV buying spree. And the price of lithium, a key raw material in most electric car batteries, has soared in tandem, drawing billions in capital from a diverse group of investors. But when the wave of demand downstream is breaking, analysts and industry insiders predict a supply glut and plunging prices of the metal this year. Read more here for how the price of this silver-white light metal took a rollercoaster last year and impacted the whole EV industry