Mercado Internacional de Lítio –
Visão da CRU International
- demanda, oferta, cenários de preços e riscos - II Seminário sobre Lítio - Brasil – CETEM – Rio de Janeiro, jul.2016
Julia Ralph, Alice Yu, Márcio Goto
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CRU – Quem somos?
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“Setores” cobertos pela CRU:
Continuosly monitored / analysed / published
Covered through consultancy
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Lithium Ion Batteries (LIB) are now the battery of choice for Electric Vehicles (EV) and consumer electronics
2000 2010 2020 2025
NiCd, NiMH & Others LIB Lead Acid
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Data: Avicenne, CRU
280 GWh
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NiCd NiMH LIBs
Global rechargeable battery market
(GWh) Battery market (million cells)
Data: CRU
Lithium demand to reach 421kt LCE by 2025, dominated by battery demand for EVs, particularly in China…
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Lithium demand by segment
Industrial Application Battery Application
Lithium demand
ktpa LCE % total Li demand
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LIB units in EVs
China Ex-China
Million units
Data: CRU Data: CRU LCE = Lithium Carbonate Equivalent
LIB manufacturing plants - mostly in Asia (South Korea, Japan and China) - ~50% of new plants are in China
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Data: CEMAC, CRU
Data: CEMAC, CRU
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China US Europe
LIB capacity in project pipeline, GWh/y
China 62%
Japan 12%
Korea 17%
US 5%
Other 4%
2015 LIB manufacturing Capacity Total: 97 GWh/y
Country Japanese/Korean
involvement
China Yes (LG, Panasonic and SDI)
US Yes (Panasonic)
Europe No
Data: CRU
China to account for nearly 50% of total lithium demand by 2025 – driven by EVs - market share of other countries to fall…
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Lithium demand by country
China Japan South Korea US Data: CRU
New entrants to alter the current oligopoly in supply - brine x hard rock share remains at similar levels to 2025
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Capacity of brine and hard rock operations and projects
Existing operation - brine
Projects under development - brine
Existing operations - hard rock
Projects under development - hard rock
60%
80%
100%
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
The Big 4's (Tianqi, SQM, Albemarle e Orocobre) share of global supply
Continue to fall?
Planned
start date Project Owner
2016
Mt. Marion
Neometals, Mineral
Resources and
Ganfeng
Heyuan Lihui Ganfeng
Yichun Deposit Jiangxi Motor
2017
Pilgangoora Lithium (ALT) Altura Mining
Limited Pilgangoora Lithium (PLS) Pilbara Minerals
Lithium Quebec Jilin Jien
Data: CRU
Price hikes and supply shortages have created many opportunities for downstream integration…
Potential lithium concentrate producers looking to producing lithium salts directly
e.g. Lithium Australia, Pilbara Minerals,
Neometals
Lithium salt producers acquiring mines
e.g. Tianqi, and Ganfeng
Battery makers securing raw material
supply
e.g. BYD
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Lithium supply chain
Lithium salt producers obtaining off-takes
e.g. General Lithium
Where to next for lithium prices?
Nominal, US$/t
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Lithium Carbonate Price* Market balance kt LCE
Source: CRU
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*Lithium Carbonate Price is based on average unit values at the major
import and export destinations, as an average for the year. These
values are conceptually different and so will be below contract prices.
Prices before 2000 were estimated using historical rates of change in
the United States Geological Survey unit value series for lithium
Three possible underlying cost trend scenarios
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Historical prices, lithium carbonate US$/t
Source: GTIS, CRU
*Lithium Carbonate Price is based on average unit values at the major import and export destinations, as an average for the year. These
values are conceptually different and so will be below contract prices. Prices before 2000 were estimated using historical rates of change
in the United States Geological Survey unit value series for lithium
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Aggressive Moderate
Muted
US$ / tonne
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421kt LCE demand in 2025
Market value at stake
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● Potential for prices to crash due to aggressive
supply response (as above)
● Price volatility due to time delay / technical
issues with new projects
● Lack of benchmark pricing to result in highly
competitive supply contracts / lack of visibility
Demand:
● EV uptake lower than expected
in China
● Low oil prices and changing
consumer preferences for EVs
● Withdrawal / reduction in
governments support
● Low risk of substitution (CRU
view)
Supply:
● Too many new projects come
online, potential to flood the
market
● Countries with significant
under-developed lithium
deposits: Bolivia and Serbia
● Novel technology to disrupt the
current supply chain
● Potential of sustained and
large market surplus
● Secondary production of
various lithium compounds
e.g. lithium carbonate vs.
lithium hydroxide to disrupt the
supply chain
Balance:
● Potential of
sustained and
large market
surplus
● Secondary
production of
various lithium
compounds e.g.
lithium
carbonate vs.
lithium
hydroxide to
disrupt the
supply chain
Prices:
● Potential for
prices to crash
due to aggressive
supply response
(as above)
● Price volatility
due to time delay
/ technical issues
with new projects
● Lack of
benchmark
pricing to result
in highly
competitive
supply contracts /
lack of visibility
…and the risks
Conclusions
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• LIBs will demonstrate the highest growth rates and investment activity among all rechargeable battery types mainly driven x EV
• China’s share of global lithium demand to increase at the expense of other countries
LIB demand to
be driven by EVs
• Supply shortages have caused price spikes, particularly in China
• Prices will continue to rise if new projects are not developed
Structural shift in supply dynamics
Significant price risks
• Price could crash if supply response is aggressive, and/or EV uptake is lower than expected
• Lots of new entrants (hard rock and brines), altering the current oligopolistic structure of lithium materials
• Integration of the supply chain to secure raw materials / competitive prices
Market currently in deficit
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Executive Summary
Chapter 1 Introduction
Lithium basics
Key products and applications
Industry structure
Chapter 2 Lithium demand
CRU's Battery Demand Model
Lithium demand in 2015
Key demand drivers
Lithium demand forecasts by
region and end use to 2025
Opportunities and risks
Chapter 3 Lithium Supply
The Lithium reserve base
Mine Production by country
Lithium supply chain and raw
material flows
The outlook for new lithium
projects
Lithium supply in 2015
Lithium supply forecast to 2025
Chapter 4 The Supply - Demand
Balances
Traditional & new application
balances
Dealing with the projected deficit
…and during the next decade?
Chapter 5 Production Costs
Cost structure of lithium brines and
mines
CRU's Lithium Cost Curve 2015
CRU's Lithium, Cost Curve 2025
Chapter 6 Prices
Key products and prices
Historical pricing and trends
A new price cycle is beginning?
The price outlook
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07.Jul.2016 - Cobalt and Lithium the winners in battery demand
http://www.crugroup.com/about-
cru/cruinsight/Cobalt_and_Lithium_the_winners_in_battery_demand
01.Jun.2016 - Lithium - The Problem With Prices…
http://www.crugroup.com/about-cru/cruinsight/Lithium-The_Problem_With_Prices
04.May.2016 – Hard Rock Miners Set to Plug Supply Gap
http://www.crugroup.com/about-
cru/cruinsight/Hard_Rock_Miners_Set_to_Plug_Supply_Gap
14.Apr.2016 - The Rise Of Lithium - Demand Set To Surge
http://www.crugroup.com/about-cru/cruinsight/The_Rise_Of_Lithium-
Demand_Set_To_Surge
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