Weekly spot price snapshot for key battery cathode and anode raw materials. Updated every Monday. Data sourced from commodity market reports and industry trackers. This article is updated in-place each week — all historical data is preserved below. Current Snapshot Week of October 12, 2026 Material Price Unit WoW Lithium Carbonate (CNY) 115,400 CNY/ton -3.8% Lithium Carbonate (USD) $15.93 USD/kg -3.8% Cobalt $17.80 USD/lb +0.3% Nickel $15,545 USD/ton +0.7% Manganese Sulfate $1,060 USD/ton -6.2% Natural Graphite $420.9 USD/ton -6.5% ⚗️ Chemistry Cost Sensitivity Calculator Interactive See how today's commodity prices translate into cell-level $/kWh costs across LFP, NMC 811, NMC 622, and Sodium-Ion chemistries. Adjust sliders to model price scenarios. Open Calculator → Source notes — October 12, 2026 Indicative benchmarks, not executable quotes. Lithium: Trading Economics, October 12, 115,400 CNY/ton. USD conversion uses approximate 0.138 USD/CNY, not live FX. Cobalt: Trading Economics OTC/CFD benchmark, October 9, $39,245/metric ton converted to $17.80/lb. Nickel: Westmetall LME cash settlement, October 9, $15,545/ton. Manganese sulphate: Benchmark Q3 2026 review, quarter-end 32% EXW China assessment $1,060/ton, carried forward, not a fresh weekly quote. Natural graphite: Benchmark Q3 2026 review, -100 mesh, 94–95% carbon flake DDP China at 3,050 CNY/ton, carried forward and converted at 0.138 USD/CNY to $420.90/ton. This is raw flake feedstock, not purified or coated finished anode material. Different grades, quote dates and assessment bases affect week-over-week comparability. Historical Trend All weekly readings since tracking began, newest first. Week of Li CNY/t Li USD/kg Co USD/lb Ni USD/t Mn USD/t Gr USD/t October 12, 2026 115,400 $15.93 $17.80 $15,545 $1,060 $420.9 October 5, 2026 120,000 $16.56 $17.75 $15,435 $1,130 $450 September 28, 2026 126,350 $17.44 $17.98 $16,171 $1,147 $3,300 September 21, 2026 95,000 $13.11 $14.00 $16,500 $400 $750 September 14, 2026 95,000 $13.11 $14.00 $16,500 $400 $750 September 7, 2026 95,000 $13.11 $14.00 $16,500 $400 $750 August 31, 2026 158,500 $21.87 $25.53 $16,770 $942.17 $542 August 24, 2026 160,500 $22.15 $25.53 $17,058 $1,137 $2,200 August 17, 2026 153,000 $21.11 $25.53 $16,575 $1,000 $3,600 August 10, 2026 144,500 $19.94 $25.53 $16,745 $850 $750 August 3, 2026 140,000 $19.32 $25.53 $17,095 $942 $850 July 27, 2026 146,500 $20.22 $25.53 $17,366.5 $942 $750 July 20, 2026 151,500 $20.91 $25.53 $17,031.5 $1,045 $750 July 16, 2026 152,000 $21.00 $25.53 $16,500 $1,150 $5,500 July 13, 2026 154,000 $21.25 $25.53 $16,570 $1,000 $700 July 6, 2026 165,250 $22.80 $25.53 $16,115 $1,100 $700 June 29, 2026 151,750 $20.94 $25.53 $16,617 $950 $700 June 22, 2026 157,000 $21.67 $25.53 $17,590 $1,000 $4,500 June 15, 2026 170,500 $23.53 $25.53 $17,630 $400 $750 June 8, 2026 163,750 $22.60 $25.53 $18,545 $1,005 $352 June 1, 2026 179,000 $24.70 $25.53 $19,260 $1,050 $850 May 25, 2026 183,250 $25.29 $25.53 $18,535 $975 $750 May 18, 2026 191,500 $26.43 $25.53 $18,560 $850 $700 May 11, 2026 195,250 $26.94 $25.53 $18,890 $1,110 $1,645 May 4, 2026 177,000 $24.43 $25.53 $19,180 $420 $750 April 27, 2026 176,000 $24.29 $25.53 $18,625 $420 $750 April 22, 2026 171,000 $23.72 $25.53 $18,120 $975 $750 April 16, 2026 167,500 $23.12 $25.54 $18,075 $900 $750 April 7, 2026 159,000 $21.94 $25.53 $16,900 $420 $750 March 30, 2026 164,500 $22.70 $25.53 $17,010 $420 $750 March 23, 2026 146,500 $20.22 $25.53 $16,770 $420 $750 March 16, 2026 156,500 $21.60 $25.53 $17,340 $420 $750 March 9, 2026 154,750 $21.36 $25.53 $17,352 $390 $780 March 2, 2026 172,500 $23.81 $25.54 $17,289 $420 $750 Data is indicative and sourced from public commodity market reports. Prices may differ from contracted long-term supply agreements. For professional trading or procurement, consult primary data sources. Updated weekly every Monday.