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Lithium cobalt oxide battery costs slide

Written by Supplyframe | Aug 3, 2023 10:21:02 PM

Last week we looked at price drops in Chinese cobalt sulfate. Now we're seeing a similar pattern in batteries. Pricing for LCO batteries is down 12% in the last month. Among the reasons for this are the decline of cobalt substrate pricing, partnerships among Chinese suppliers like Catl and Arun, and the auto industry's ongoing movie to sodium and solid state batteries reducing demand.