2011 Lithium Market Trends
Despite a challenging year, some new lithium battery technological developments may be paving a new brighter future for electric vehicles and growth of the broader lithium industry.
Despite a challenging year, some new lithium battery technological developments may be paving a new brighter future for electric vehicles and growth of the broader lithium industry.
Ford Motor Company and Portland General Electric announced a collaboration to help prepare the city of Portland share information on charging needs and requirements to ensure the electrical grid can support the necessary demand for electric vehicles. The recent collaborative follows a press release from the US Department of Energy for a $2.4 billion investment to further accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of electric vehicles, batteries, and components in the US.
SQM saw its share price climb over 6 percent on Tuesday after Potash Corp, said its board rejected an unsolicited $39 billion offer from miner BHP Billiton. Lithium investors will remain very interested in this development as BHP said it continues to review its options and will make a further announcement in due course.
As the lithium fund holds a variety of companies that are exposed to multiple revenue streams it might be of interest for investors to note that on a weighted average basis, the implied exposure to lithium from the top 10 holdings is equivalent to only approximately 30 percent of the fund's assets, based on the reported segmented revenue from the latest annual company filings.
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