About the Lithium Market
Lithium is recovered from brine, pegmatites, and sedimentary rocks. It is extracted from brine in the form of lithium chloride. Lithium is derived from spodumene, a commercially exploited hard rock mineral, through acid fusion. Lithium and its derivative compounds are used in many end-use segments such as batteries, ceramics and glass, lubricants, metallurgy, air treatment, and polymers. In addition, lithium compounds are used as psychiatric medication.
Technavio’s analysts forecast the global lithium market to grow at a CAGR of 7.84% during the period 2016-2020.
Covered in this report
The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global lithium market for 2016-2020.
The market is divided into the following segments based on geography:
• Americas
• APAC
• EMEA
Technavio's report, Global Lithium Market 2016-2020, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
Key vendors
• Albermarle
• SQM
• Sichuan Tainqi Lithium Industries
• FMC
Other prominent vendors
• Galaxy Resources
• Jiangxi Ganfeng
• Neometals
• Orocobre
Market driver
• Demand for EV from China
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Market challenge
• Supply-demand gap
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Market trend
• Demand for lithium-ion batteries in grid-connected storage
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Key questions answered in this report
• What will the market size be in 2020 and what will the growth rate be?
• What are the key market trends?
• What is driving this market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in this market space?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?
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PART 01: Executive summary
Highlights
PART 02: Scope of the report
Market overview
PART 03: Market research methodology
Research methodology
Economic indicators
PART 04: Introduction
Key market highlights
Overview
PART 05: Lithium industry value chain
PART 06: Pricing trends
PART 07: Market landscape
Market overview and forecast
Five forces analysis
PART 08: Market segmentation by lithium compound
Global lithium carbonate market
Global lithium hydroxide market
Global lithium concentrate market
Global lithium metal market
Global butyllithium market
Global lithium chloride market
PART 09: Market segmentation by end-user
Global lithium market for batteries
Global lithium market for automotive
PARTs
Global lithium market for glass and glass ceramics
Global lithium market for greases
Global lithium market for metallurgy
Global lithium market for polymer
Global lithium market for air treatment
Global lithium market for others
PART 10: Geographical segmentation
Lithium market in APAC
Lithium market in Americas
Lithium market in EMEA
PART 11: Key leading countries
PART 12: Market drivers
Demand for EV from China
Support from regulatory changes
Demand from portable devices
PART 13: Impact of drivers
PART 14: Market challenges
Competition from calcium sulfonate grease
Supply-demand gap
Challenges in lithium production
PART 15: Impact of drivers and challenges
PART 16: Market trends
Demand for lithium-ion batteries in grid-connected storage
Advances in technology
Increase in capacity
PART 17: Vendor landscape
Competitive scenario
Market share
Key news
Mergers and acquisitions
Other prominent vendors
PART 18: Key vendor analysis
Albermarle
SQM
Sichuan Tianqi Lithium Industries
FMC
PART 19: Appendix
List of abbreviations
PART 20: Explore Technavio
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 01: Global lithium market
Exhibit 02: Global lithium market by compound
Exhibit 03: Global lithium market by end-user
Exhibit 04: Global lithium market by geography
Exhibit 05: Comparison of hard rock minerals and salt lake brine
Exhibit 06: Lithium properties and uses
Exhibit 07: Major lithium reserves 2015
Exhibit 08: Lithium industry value chain
Exhibit 09: Lithium pricing trends 2007-2020 ($ per metric ton)
Exhibit 10: Global lithium market 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 11: Global lithium production 2010-2015 (metric tons)
Exhibit 12: Five forces analysis
Exhibit 13: Global lithium market by compound 2015
Exhibit 14: Global lithium market by compound 2020
Exhibit 15: Comparison of lithium battery and lithium carbonate demand 2016-2020 (% growth rate)
Exhibit 16: Global lithium carbonate market 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 17: Global lithium hydroxide market 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 18: Lithium carbonate grades and their uses
Exhibit 19: Global lithium concentrate market 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 20: Lithium metal grades and their use
Exhibit 21: Global lithium metal market 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 22: Global butyllithium market 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 23: Anhydrous lithium chloride grades and their use
Exhibit 24: Global lithium chloride market 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 25: Global lithium market by end-user 2015
Exhibit 26: Global lithium market by end-user 2020
Exhibit 27: Lithium market for batteries 2015
Exhibit 28: Estimated lithium content consumption in batteries
Exhibit 29: Global lithium market for batteries 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 30: Global lithium market for automotive
PARTs 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 31: Global lithium market for glass and glass ceramics 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 32: Composition of grease
Exhibit 33: Global lithium market for greases 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 34: Global lithium market for metallurgy 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 35: Global lithium market for polymer 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 36: Global lithium market for batteries 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 37: Global lithium market for others 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 38: Global lithium market by geography 2015
Exhibit 39: Global lithium market by geography 2020
Exhibit 40: Lithium battery market by country 2015
Exhibit 41: Trend in EV (plug-in light vehicle) sales in China and Japan (thousands of units)
Exhibit 42: Lithium market in APAC 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 43: Trend in EV (plug-in light vehicle) sales in US and Canada (numbers of units)
Exhibit 44: Lithium market in Americas 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 45: Trend in EV (plug-in light vehicle) sales in US and Canada 2015 (thousands of units)
Exhibit 46: Lithium market in EMEA 2015-2020 (thousand metric tons)
Exhibit 47: Key leading countries (production)
Exhibit 48: China EV market (thousands of units) and LCE market for Chinese EV (thousand metric tons) 2015-2020
Exhibit 49: China EV sales 2015
Exhibit 50: Comparative analysis of EV sales to total vehicle sales in China
Exhibit 51: Global EV market 2015-2020 (millions)
Exhibit 52: Lithium content in different portable devices
Exhibit 53: Lithium consumption in batteries 2015
Exhibit 54: Impact of drivers
Exhibit 55: Comparison of lithium and calcium sulfonate grease
Exhibit 56: Comparative analysis of lithium grease and calcium sulfonate for different applications
Exhibit 57: Global lithium supply-demand 2015-2020
Exhibit 58: Impact of drivers and challenges
Exhibit 59: Lithium industry levels
Exhibit 60: Market share of vendors by volume 2015
Exhibit 61: Lithium industry supply chain entry barrier analysis
Exhibit 62: Major lithium projects
Exhibit 63: Albermarle: Business segmentation by revenue
Exhibit 64: Albermarle: Key takeaways
Exhibit 65: SQM: Business segmentation by revenue
Exhibit 66: SQM: Key takeaways
Exhibit 67: Sichuan Tianqi Lithium Industries: Lithium products
Exhibit 68: Sichuan Tianqi Lithium Industries: Key takeaways
Exhibit 69: FMC: Business segmentation by revenue
Exhibit 70: FMC: FMC lithium product segmentation by revenue 2015
Exhibit 71: FMC: Key takeaways
