Definition of lithium carbonate
: a crystalline salt Li2CO3 used in the glass and ceramic industries and in medicine especially in the treatment of bipolar disorder
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The country will need 500,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent by 2030, according to research by RK Equity, a New York firm that advises investors on lithium.
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Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 10 May 2021
While producing 66,000 tons a year of battery-grade lithium carbonate, the mine may cause groundwater contamination with metals including antimony and arsenic, according to federal documents.
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New York Times, 6 May 2021
The company’s lithium carbonate and hydroxide capacity is expected to grow from about 30 ktpa in 2016 to 175 ktpa by the end of 2021.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
Average prices for one battery chemical, lithium carbonate, have risen to around $9,000 per metric ton, from $6,000 at the end of last year, buoyed by Chinese demand.
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Scott Patterson, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2021
His firm expects global lithium carbonate and hydroxide prices to hit highs of about $16,100 and $18,800 a metric ton, respectively, in 2024.
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Will Horner, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2021
Both lithium carbonate and hydroxide can be used in lithium-ion batteries.
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Micah Maidenberg, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2021
Tianqi expects demand for lithium resources to improve on a slew of stimulus measures, adding that there have been signs of slight rebound in lithium carbonate prices as of July.
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Annie Lee, Bloomberg.com, 29 Aug. 2020
The byproducts include lithium carbonate, which Li-Cycle can sell back into the battery supply chain.
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Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 3 Aug. 2020
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“Lithium carbonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lithium%20carbonate. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of lithium carbonate was in 1869
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