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Albemarle's cost cuts, steady volumes fuel smaller loss amid weak lithium prices

6th November 2025

By: Reuters

  

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Albemarle reported a smaller-than-expected loss for the third quarter on Wednesday, as the lithium producer's tight leash on costs and resilient sales volumes softened the squeeze from persistently low prices for the metal.

Shares of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company rose 2.2% in extended trading.

Albemarle has sharpened its focus on efficiency and cash preservation as the industry grapples with the pressure on prices from an oversupplied market as Chinese producers have increased output despite moderating demand from electric vehicle makers for the critical component.

The company has implemented extensive cost-cutting measures to reduce debt and strengthen financial flexibility, including divestments and operational streamlining.

Albemarle has rationalised its operations, placing its Chengdu lithium hydroxide facility into care and maintenance, and last month announced plans to sell stakes in some business in deals worth $660 million.

The company on Wednesday lowered its annual capital spending forecast to around $600-million, down 65% from $1.7-billion in 2024, and said it expects to generate positive free cash flow of $300-million to $400-million this year.

The lithium giant expects full-year results at the upper end of its previously disclosed $9 per kilogram lithium carbonate equivalent forecast, supported by stronger-than-expected Energy Storage volumes and favorable pricing

It had projected annual sales of between $4.9-billion and $5.2-billion and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of $800-million to $1-billion under that base-case scenario.

The company reported an adjusted loss of 19 cents per share for the quarter ended September 30, compared with analysts' average estimate for a loss of 78 cents per share, according to data compiled by LSEG.

Edited by Reuters

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