Lithium prices spike 9% in China on tax-rebate shift, pushing SQM stock up before the bell
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile edged up 0.5% to $74.40 during Monday’s U.S. premarket session.
SQM Stock Surges on Lithium Price Spike and JPMorgan Upgrade: News, Forecasts and What to Watch (Dec. 17, 2025)
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. — one of the world’s best-known lithium producers — is in focus on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, as a sharp move in China’s lithium market and a high-profile Wall Street upgrade combine to lift sentiment across the sector.
Sociedad Química y Minera (SQM) Soars as Lithium Rebounds and Codelco JV Gets Final Green Light
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. is back in the spotlight.
US Government Takes 5% Stake in Lithium Americas – LAC Stock Soars
Lithium Americas Corp. is the Canadian miner behind the Thacker Pass project in northern Nevada. Thacker Pass hosts the world’s largest known measured lithium resource lithiumamericas.com. The project is a joint venture: Lithium Americas owns 62% and GM holds 38% lithiumamericas.com. Phase 1 of Thacker Pass is expected to have a nominal design capacity of 40,000 tonnes per year of battery-grade lithium carbonate lithiumamericas.com – enough lithium for roughly 800,000 EVs reuters.com. Construction began in 2024 with first production originally slated for 2028 reuters.com.