Lithium market research – global supply, future demand and price development

Energy Storage Materials

Volumn 6, Issue , 2017, Pages 171-179

  Martin, Gunther ^a   Rentsch, Lars ^a   Höck, Michael ^a   Bertau, Martin ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lithium carbonate; Lithium demand and supply; Lithium forecast; Lithium market analysis

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE;

DEMAND AND SUPPLY; ELECTRIC MOBILITY; HIGH-TECH PRODUCTS; LITHIUM CARBONATES; MARKET ANALYSIS; MARKET RESEARCHES; PRICE DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC METALS;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84999040188     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24058297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ensm.2016.11.004     Document Type: Article

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