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Prices of key battery metals — especially lithium — have fallen dramatically since January, due to significant growth in production capacity across all parts of the battery value chain, from raw materials and components to battery cells and packs. Demand expectations also played a role.
But that is a concern for battery makers, who say that even as technology and scale brings down the production cost of lithium ion batteries, raw material prices are posing a challenge. “Metal prices are now too high,” says Ryuta Tawaguchi, CTO of Japanese battery maker FREYR Battery.
However, the story behind this price decline is somewhat different than past years. The main contributor to falling battery prices historically has been technological innovation. This hasn’t been the case in 2023. This year, the drop in battery prices is primarily attributed to lower raw material costs.
Pallinghurst sees the demand for battery raw materials expanding in a manner not dissimilar to the steel raw materials super-cycle of a decade ago – and foresees PGMs following suit through fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and green hydrogen development.
Battery prices are resuming a long-term trend of decline, following an unprecedented increase last year. According to BloombergNEF’s annual lithium-ion battery price survey, average pack prices fell to $139 per kilowatt hour this year, a 14% drop from $161/kWh in 2022. (1) This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
According to BloombergNEF’s annual lithium-ion battery price survey, average pack prices fell to $139 per kilowatt hour this year, a 14% drop from $161/kWh in 2022. 1 Have a confidential tip for our reporters? Get in Touch BloombergNEF breaks down the biggest annual drop in its lithium-ion battery price survey since 2018.
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