Summary
GlobalData's "Global Lithium Mining to 2022", a comprehensive coverage on the global lithium industry. It provides historical and forecast data analysis on lithium production and consumption by country, and demand and supply balance. It also provides information on production cost, and reserves by country. The trade section briefs about major exporters and importers. The report also includes an extensive demand drivers section providing information on factors that are affecting the global lithium industry, such as; EV demand, policies in Asia and Europe, and Lithium-ion battery market. In addition, the report has production by company, profiles of major lithium producers, and information on the major active, planned and exploration projects.
Scope
- The report contains an overview of global lithium mining industry inlcuding key demand driving factors affecting the global lithium mining industry.
- It provides detailed information on reserves, reserves by country, production, production by country, production cost, major operating mines, competitive landscape, major exploration and development projects, consumption, consumption by country, demand and supply balance, major exportes and importers.
Reasons to buy
- To gain an understanding of the global lithium mining industry, relevant driving factors
- To understand historical and forecast trend on global lithium production, consumption, and trade
- To gain an overview of the global EV market
- To find out Asia and European policies favouring the EV market and overall lithium mining industry
- To identify key players in the global lithium mining industry
- To gain an understanding of major active, exploration and development projects
- To find about the global lithium-ion battery market and battery manufacturing capacity by company.
Companies Mentioned
Albemarle Corp
Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group Co., Ltd.
SociedadQuimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM)
FMC Corp (FMC)
Orocobre Ltd
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1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1. List of Tables 4
1.2. List of Figures 5
2. Executive Summary 6
3. Global Lithium Mining: Reserves, Production, Consumption, and Trade 7
3.1. Reserves by Country 7
3.1.1. Chile 8
3.1.2. China 8
3.1.3. Australia 8
3.1.4. Argentina 8
3.2. Historical and Forecast Production 9
3.2.1. Production by Country 11
3.2.1.1. Australia 14
3.2.1.2. Chile 14
3.3. Production Cost 15
3.4. Active Mines 16
3.5. Development Projects 17
3.6. Exploration Projects 19
3.7. Lithium Price Analysis 20
3.7.1. Lithium Pricing Landscape 22
3.8. Lithium Consumption 23
3.9. Global Lithium Market Balance 25
3.10. Lithium Carbonate Trade 26
4. Factors Affecting Lithium Demand 28
4.1. Electric Vehicles (EVs) Market 29
4.1.1. New EV Sales (BEVs and PHEVs) 29
4.1.2. EV Stocks (BEVs and PHEVs) 34
4.1.3. Policies Promoting EVs Growth 36
4.1.3.1. Asia Pacific 36
4.1.3.2. China’s Lithium Deals 37
4.1.3.3. India, Japan and South Korea 38
4.1.3.4. European Union 39
4.2. Global Lithium-ion Battery Market Analysis 40
4.2.1. Battery Cost Analysis 42
5. Global Lithium Mining: Key Producers and Major Mines 45
5.1. Production by Company 45
5.2. Mines and Projects Count 46
5.2.1. Total no. of Mines/Projects by Country 46
5.2.2. Development Projects by Company 47
5.3. Major Lithium Producers 48
5.3.1. Albemarle Corp 48
5.3.2. Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group Co., Ltd. 49
5.3.3. SociedadQuimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM) 50
5.3.4. FMC Corp (FMC) 51
5.3.5. Orocobre Ltd 51
6. Appendix 52
6.1. Abbreviations 52
6.2. Methodology 52
6.3. Coverage 53
6.4. Secondary Research 53
6.5. Contact Us 53
6.6. Disclaimer 54
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Global Lithium Mining -Reserves by Country (Million Tonnes), January 2018 8
Table 2: Global Lithium Mining - Historical and Forecast Lithium Production (Kt) vs. Lithium Carbonate Prices (US$/t), 2000-2022 10
Table 3: Global Lithium Mining -Production by Country (Kt), 2000-2022 12
Table 4: Global Lithium Mining - Brine Mining Cost of Production (US$/t) 15
Table 5: Global Lithium Mining - Hard Rock Mining: Cost of Production (US$/t) 15
Table 6: Global Lithium Mining - Key Active Mines, 2018 16
Table 7: Global Lithium Mining - Key Development Projects by Capacity, 2018 17
Table 8: Global Lithium Mining - Key Development Projects by Capacity, 2018 (Contd.1) 18
Table 9: Global Lithium Mining - Key Exploration Projects by Resource, 2018 19
Table 10: Global Lithium Mining - Lithium Pricing Landscape 22
Table 11: Global Lithium Mining - Historical and Forecast Lithium Consumption by End-Use (Kt), 2000-2022 24
Table 12: Global Lithium Mining - Chinese Lithium Deals 37
Table 13: Global Lithium Mining - LIB Manufacturing Capacity Expansion by Company (GWh) 41
Table 14: Global Lithium Mining -Albemarle Corp, Major Projects, 2018 49
Table 15: Global Lithium Mining -Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group Co., Ltd., Major Projects, 2018 49
Table 16: Global Lithium Mining -SQM, Major Projects, 2018 50
Table 17: Global Lithium Mining -FMC, Major Projects, 2018 51
Table 18: Global Lithium Mining -Orocobre Ltd, Major Projects, 2018 51
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Global Lithium Mining -Lithium Reserves by Country (%), January 2018 7
Figure 2: Global Lithium Mining - Historical and Forecast Lithium Production (kt) vs. Lithium Carbonate Prices (US$/t), 2000-2022 9
Figure 3:Global Lithium Mining -Production by Country (Kt), 2000-2022 11
Figure 4: Global Lithium Mining - Global Lithium Capacity Additions by Country by Upcoming Mines (kt), 2022 13
Figure 5: Global Lithium Mining - Historical Lithium Carbonate Prices (US$/t), 2011-2017 20
Figure 6: Global Lithium Mining - Forecast Lithium Carbonate Prices (US$/t), 2017-2022 21
Figure 7: Global Lithium Mining - Historical and Forecast Lithium Consumption by End-Use (kt), 2000-2022 23
Figure 8: Global Lithium Mining - Lithium Market Balance (Kt), 2011-2022 25
Figure 9: Global Lithium Mining -Top Exporters and Importer of Lithium Carbonates, 2017 26
Figure 10: Global Lithium Mining -Top Five Exporters and Importer of Lithium Carbonates, 2017 27
Figure 11: Global Lithium Mining - Lithium Demand by End-Use (%), 2017-2022 28
Figure 12: Global Lithium Mining - New EV Sales by Country (Thousand Vehicles), 2010-2022 29
Figure 13: Global Lithium Mining - EV Sales Forecast for Top Five Countries (Thousand Vehicles), 2018-2022 30
Figure 14: Global Lithium Mining - New EV Sales Trend (Thousand Vehicles), 2010-2017 31
Figure 15: Global Lithium Mining - Three-Year EV Sales Growth Rate by Country (%), 2015-2017 32
Figure 16: Global Lithium Mining - New EV Sales by Type (Thousand Vehicles), 2010-2017 33
Figure 17: Global Lithium Mining - EV Stocks by Type (Total No. of Vehicles), 2010-2017 34
Figure 18: Global Lithium Mining - EV Stocks by Type by Country (Thousand Vehicles), 2017 35
Figure 19: Global Lithium Mining - Chinese Policies, 2009-2018 36
Figure 20: Global Lithium Mining - Policies in India, Japan and South Korea, 2012-2018 38
Figure 21: Global Lithium Mining - Europe Union Policies, 2018 39
Figure 22: Global Lithium Mining - Lithium-ion Battery Dynamics 40
Figure 23: Global Lithium Mining - LIB Manufacturing Capacity by Company (GWh), 2017 41
Figure 24: Global Lithium Mining - Lithium-ion Battery Cost Trend and Forecast (US$/Kilowatt Hour), 2010-2022 42
Figure 25: Global Lithium Mining - LIB Cost as a Percentage of Total EV Cost, 2017 - 2023 43
Figure 26: Global Lithium Mining - LIB Electric Vehicle Vs ICE Vehicle Cost Analysis, 2017 - 2028 44
Figure 27: Global Lithium Mining - Production by Company (%), 2017 45
Figure 28: Global Lithium Mining -Total No. of Mines/Projects by Country and Status, 2018 46
Figure 29: Global Lithium Mining -Total No. of Development Projects by Company and Status, 2018 47
