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Episode: OIES Podcast - The outlook for lithium markets and prices
Description: In this latest OIES podcast James Henderson talks to Ahmed Mehdi about his latest paper "Lithium price volatility: where next for the market?". They start by discussing the importance of lithium for the energy transition and the different uses and chemistries that are involved in the global cathode market. They then move on to assess recent price movements, which have seen the lithium price fall sharply from historic highs in 2022. They consider the shifts in demand that are being driven by EV sales and have a particular focus on the Chinese market, where the influence of supply and demand is...