INDEPENDENT PRICES, DATA AND ANALYSIS

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BATTERY RAW MATERIALS

Our dedicated battery raw materials team assesses key prices across the supply chain, including established benchmarks that are used and trusted globally.

Trained price reporters in 13 global locations provide specialist

market knowledge

Market data is collectedfrom numerous approved contributors

from across the supply chain

Data analysisData is analyzed and, if required, normalized.

Outliers are removed.

Data is published through Price Book and our data solutions, which are made

available to subscribers who can be confident about the quality of our prices

Our integrated peer-review systemensures that all data is verified by at least two reporters to ensure quality

control and compliance

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Pricing data is entered into our specially designed pricing database, MInD (Metals Information Database), to

ensure a full audit trail

IMPARTIALITY TRANSPARENCY ACCOUNTABILITY CONSISTENCY

Price Discovery Process

LITHIUM

Lithium carbonate min 99.5% Li2CO3 battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & South Korea, $/kg

Lithium carbonate min 99.5% Li2CO3 battery grade, spot price, ex-works domestic China, yuan/tonne

Lithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & South Korea, $/kg

Lithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O battery grade, spot price range, ex-works domestic China, yuan/tonne

COBALT

Cobalt low grade MB free market $/lb in warehouse

NICKEL

Nickel metal Europe briquettes premium indicator in-warehouse Rotterdam $/tonne

Laterite ore with 1.5% nickel content cif China $/tonne

MANGANESE

Manganese ore index 37% Mn, cif Tianjin China, $ per dmtu of metal contained

Manganese ore index 44% Mn, cif Tianjin $ per dmtu of metal contained

GRAPHITE

Graphite - spherical, 99.95% C, 15 microns, fob China (uncoated), $/tonne

Graphite flake, 94-97% C, -100 Mesh, FCL, fob, China, $/tonne

Our pricing practices comply with core I0SC0 principles. We assess more than 2,000 non-ferrous, raw material and non-metallic mineral prices.

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As the battery sector emerges and evolves, Metal Bulletin will provide you with the strategic insights you need through pricing, news and analysis.

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BUSINESS PLANNING

Maximize profits

Understand market developments and implications

Increase accuracy of project-cost estimates

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FINANCE

Ensure accurate inventory valuation

Manage risk exposure

Create detailed forecast models

OPERATIONS

Assess current market conditions with trusted data and insight

Effectively track shifting market fundamentals

Manage resource allocation efficiently based on long-term outlooks

PROCUREMENT

Ensure accuracy of supplier prices

Negotiate effectively using industry benchmarks

Understand price volatility and material availability

Plan ahead with accurate price forecasts

TRADING

Reliably trade using industry benchmarks in physical contracts

Identify trends and successfully monetise opportunities

Strategically hedge positions relative to physical markets

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THIRD-PARTY PLATFORMS Our data can be accessed through the world’s leading data-delivery companies, including Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and Morningstar.

ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION Our range of online subscriptions can provide you with access to all our price data and news in one place. Pricing data can be viewed using our sophisticated price analysis tools, enabling you to search, chart and compare prices with ease as well as receive personalized price alerts when your key prices change.

FORECAST SERVICES Our long-term and short-term forecasting services allow you to access expert analysis, supply, demand and price forecasts as well as extensive downloadable data covering the global metals and minerals markets. We also provide custom research and consultancy services.

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