Uncertainty over CATL lithium mine restart could fuel price volatility: analysts

Restart schedules for the lithium-mine" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="195330" data-entity-type="location">Jianxiawo lithium mine in Yichun, Jiangxi Province operated by CATL – the world’s largest lithium-ion-battery" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="195333" data-entity-type="topic">lithium-ion-battery producer – are now facing fresh uncertainty.Analysts said the development could fuel volatility in lithium prices in the fourth quarter since the mine – the world’s largest single‑deposit lepidolite mine according to Yichun city – represented roughly 4 to 5 per cent of global supply when operating at full capacity.Local environmental regulator Yichun-ecology-and-environment-bureau" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="195334" data-entity-type="organization">Yichun Ecology and Environment Bureau said on its website on Wednesday that it had removed the public notice signalling proposed acceptance of the environmental impact assessment report for the CATL project.