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Download- China's move to being a net importer of hydroxide
- The lithium carbonate inventory drawdown in China
- Evolutions in costs in at Australian spodumene assets
The lithium market in 2026 has seen sentiment improve, as prices rose early in the year and demand improved, and market participants are now assessing how the industry will develop in H2 and beyond.
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Sign upSouth Africa losing momentum in global vanadium supply
South Africa remains an important player in the global vanadium market[JA1.1], ranking fourth among the world’s top five producers and one of the few primary vanadium producers (alongside Brazil and China). In other words, vanadium in South Africa is extracted from ore rather than recovering it from metallurgical slag or recycled from spent catalysts. This enables South Africa to supply high-purity vanadium pentoxide (V₂O₅), which is used in the aerospace and defence industries.
South African ferrochrome’s ZAR62c/kWh lifeline
The approval of Eskom’s ZAR62c/kWh (US$0.038/kWh) tariff for energy-intensive users marks a significant milestone for South Africa’s ferrochrome industry. Whilst the tariff alone is unlikely to reverse two decades of structural decline, it may help stabilise the sector and preserve the country’s remaining competitive smelting capacity.