HomeNon-ferrous MetalsMinor metals Gloomy EV demand to last in Q1; upstream raw material prices under pressure Weaker demand from China's downstream Electric Vehicle (EV) sector continued to exert downward pressure on domestic battery raw material prices in the week to Friday February 17, with market participants expecting the situation to remain unchanged in the first quarter of this year, sources said. Chinese EV output fell by 46.6% and sales were down by 49.9% month on month in January. The poor performance in EVs can be largely attributed to the termination of... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Carrie Shi Ruby Liu Zihao Li February 21, 2023 10:25 GMT Shanghai, Beijing Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}