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Global EV Outlook
Battery Size (Global EV Average)1
Lithium Market Demand Outlook: 2.5x Growth 2024-2030
(kWh per EV)
68
90
63
2023
Production /
Market Penetration¹
2024-2030
CAGR: 15-20%
50%
39%
48.8
37.0
23%
17%
20.2
14.9
2024E
2027E
2030E
2023
2024E
1.0
+28%
1.3
Lithium Demand
by Application²
(MMt LCE)
2024-2030
CAGR: 15-20%
2.3
3.3 MMt
2030E lithium demand down ~10%
vs previous forecast due to:
☐
☐
OEM announcements
Moderated battery size growth
☐ Reductions in downstream Li salt
inventory
Supply expected to remain in
balance given recently announced
and on-going curtailments, start-
up delays, and expansion delays
Incentivizing growth to meet
demand requires long-term prices
at or above re-investment
economics
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1 S&P Global Mobility, Global Production based Alternative Propulsion Forecast, June 2023; EV includes PHEVS, REEVS, and BEVS
2 Albemarle analysis
EV production (M)
-EV penetration (%)
EV
Grid
Mobility
Consumer Electronics
Industrial
Inventory Change
Near-term outlook remains strong with lithium demand expected +28% Y/Y in 2024
2027E
2030E
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