Market Overview
Lithium mining is a procedure applied widely for extracting the metal from different sources such as hard rocks and brines. It is the lightest solid and metal element found in nature. Furthermore, its thermal resistance, high energy density, minimal maintenance, and long durability are the significant factors and trends driving the market confidently. Therefore, they are finding various applications such as glass, batteries, air conditioning equipment, grease, and others.
Among the different segments in Lithium mining market Share, the brines source segment has observed a noteworthy growth owing to its cost-effective and efficient process. Due to its economic property, the manufacturers in several nations obtain raw materials or have developed their own brines from different producers. Additionally, the increasing demand for brine source producing lithium has been set to lead the market over the forecast period. Moreover, the growing demand for the metal in ceramic glass, air-conditioning equipment, and greases are likely to propel the market owing to its enhanced strength and reduced weight offered by the product.
Key Players
The global lithium mining market has been dominated by key players such as SQM (Chile), Albemarle Corporation (U.S.), Tianqi Lithium Corporation (China), FMC Lithium (U.S.), LITHIUM AMERICAS (Canada.), Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. (China), Nemaska Lithium (Canada), MGX Minerals Inc (Canada), Wealth Minerals Ltd (Canada), and Galaxy Resources Limited (Australia).
Market Segmentation
The global lithium mining market has been segmented based on type, application, and source. Based on type, the market has been segmented into lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and others. Based on application, the market has been segmented into air conditioning equipment, batteries, grease, glass, and others. Based on source, the market has been segmented into hard rocks and brines.
Regional Analysis
Geographically, the lithium mining market has been segmented into North America, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East Africa, and Europe.
The North American market has been expanding substantially owing to increasing production of lithium-ion batteries in electronics electrical industries. It has been projected that surging investments in the end-use industries is likely to propel the market over the forecast period. The increasing consumption of metal in grease, air conditioning equipment, and glass segments has boosted the demand in nations such as Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. The demand is owing to attain a striking development in the market as they offer thermal resistance, high standard performance, and unique lightweight properties to the product.
Asia Pacific represents a major share of the lithium mining market owing to the rising adoption of glass, lightweight metal in batteries, air conditioning equipment, grease, and others. The batteries segment holds the key portion and is expected to dominate the market owing to extraordinary features offered by the metal such as energy density, high efficiency, and other features. As a result, nations such as Japan, China, India, and South Korea have become the key players in this market.
The Middle East Africa region has been projected to experience a standard development in the market owing to the surging demand for light weight metal in tablets, smartphones, and other electronic gadgets. Besides, Latin America is expected to witness an increased growth in the market owing to augmenting demand for lithium in the end-use industries.
The Europe market has witnessed a remarkable development owing to strict regulations and rules applied by the regional governments to incorporate lightweight products in end-use industries. The market has been influenced by the application of such rules in glass, batteries, air conditioning equipment, and grease segments. It has been anticipated that the surging innovation and technological progress in lithium-ion batteries, and other products are anticipated to drive the growth in the nations such as the Italy, U.K, France, and Germany.
