Lithium Boom Raises Question: What Is Its Price?

There is a news on WSJ on Li market as below. Sorry, I don't have full access to this article...if anyone has full access please post the full article on HC

As demand heats up for lithium, a group of companies are hastening efforts to shine a light into the long-opaque market for the battery material that metal-industry cheerleaders call the “new oil.”
The effort is seen bringing more efficiency to the market for lithium, a key ingredient in the rechargeable batteries that power electric vehicles and gadgets such as smartphones and laptops. But any such market also faces challenges, experts say, because of the complex nature of the metal in its refined state.
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