After posting strong growth for much of the past full year, ASX lithium shares have come under selling pressure in recent months.
While the lithium carbonate price remains up 79% since this time last year, it's fallen 34% from its mid-May multi-year highs.
Addressing the Australian Financial Review Asia Summit, CATL Australia chair John Kwon said sodium-ion battery costs will likely be on par with lithium-ion batteries early in 2027.
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Over the last year, the All Ordinaries Index has slipped 2.1%, with the All Ords having dropped 4% in the past month. That fall accelerated in recent weeks, with the lithium price slumping 17% since 1 September.
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After posting strong growth for much of the past full year, ASX lithium shares have come under selling pressure in recent months.
Over the last year, the All Ordinaries Index has slipped 2.1%, with the All Ords having dropped 4% in the past month.
The common headwind battering all of the miners over the last month is the retrace in global lithium prices.
While the lithium carbonate price remains up 79% since this time last year, it's fallen 34% from its mid-May multi-year highs.
A lot of that decline has come after global and Australian miners ramped up their production amid higher lithium prices, which looks to have quickly led to an oversupply situation.
Addressing the Australian Financial Review Asia Summit, CATL Australia chair John Kwon said sodium-ion battery costs will likely be on par with lithium-ion batteries early in 2027.
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