Seaborne spodumene shipments reached an estimated 4.04 million tonnes in January–September 2026, up 11.9% from the same period a year earlier, Splash247 reports, citing Ursa Shipbrokers research.

The article gives full-year totals of 1.58 million tonnes in 2020 and 5.08 million tonnes in 2025. The partial-year 2026 estimate should not be read as a full-year figure.

Spodumene is a lithium-bearing cargo used in battery supply chains. The figures are attributed shipbroker estimates, rather than an independently audited cargo census.

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