Lithium prices spike 9% in China on tax-rebate shift, pushing SQM stock up before the bell
New York, Jan 12, 2026, 08:22 EST — Premarket 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. SQM shares were up sharply in early U.S. trading, changing hands around $69.10 as of 10:12 a.m. ET.
Sociedad Química y Minera (SQM) Soars as Lithium Rebounds and Codelco JV Gets Final Green Light
Chilean lithium giant jumps ~12% on Monday as big funds buy in, lithium prices spike on China optimism, and investors brace for Q3 2025 earnings. 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. The U.S. Department of Energy committed a $2.26 billion loan to Thacker Pass under Biden administration’s Loan Programs Office reuters.com reuters.com. This loan came after Thacker Pass was approved by President Trump and then financed in 2024. Lithium Americas had planned to draw on this loan in Sept 2025, but DOE and Trump administration officials reopened negotiations amid concerns about project economics. The company itself acknowledged it was “in discussions with the DOE and GM regarding first draw on the DOE Loan,” including possible amendments and conditions lithiumamericas.com. Recent reports indicate the administration sought to restructure loan terms because of weak lithium prices globally – for example, Reuters noted that low lithium prices raised doubts about
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