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Prices are typically based on a standard 6% Li2O product and adjusted linearly if the actual content differs, provided it meets a minimum threshold (e.g., 5%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002768#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The lithium market is highly concentrated, with a small number of producers (such as Albemarle, SQM, and Livent/Allkem) and a high concentration of refining capacity in China, which processes nearly all Australian spodumene.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002768#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Tax administrations should use price indices as a starting point but must adjust for the specific delivery terms (Incoterms) used, such as CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight) for international shipments to Asia or EXW (Ex Works) for domestic Chinese sales.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002768#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["energy transition","electric vehicle","critical minerals","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Bolivia","Argentina","Chile","United States","Australia","People's Republic of China","Democratic Republic of the Congo","Japan","South Korea"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["technical guide","policy framework","economic analysis"]},{"id":"rmi-000355","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/rmi-000355","title":"Improving the Data and Disclosure of the Environmental Impact of Building Materials","publisher":{"name":"RMI","organization":"rmi"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":"2023-10-04","source_url":"https://rmi.org/resources/improving-the-data-and-disclosure-of-the-environmental-impact-of-building-materials/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The guide explains how Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) function as 'nutrition labels' for building materials by reporting life-cycle assessment (LCA) data, specifically Global Warming Potential (GWP). It argues that current EPDs suffer from inconsistencies due to varying data sources and proprietary datasets. To achieve an 'ideal EPD' that supports fair carbon reduction policies, the author recommends that Product Category Rules (PCRs) mandate facility-specific data, limit product variation within single reported values, and require supply-chain-specific data for upstream processes. 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