According to the data monitoring of the business agency: this week, the prices of industrial and battery grade lithium carbonate returned to rise sharply again, and the rising range is increasing. On December 16, the average price of industrial grade lithium carbonate in East China was 233600 yuan / ton, Compared with the price at the beginning of the week (the average price of industrial lithium carbonate in East China was 207600 yuan / ton on December 12), the price increased by 12.52%. The average price of battery lithium carbonate in East China was 247000 yuan / ton on December 16 (on December 12, the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 220000 yuan / ton), up 12.27% compared with the price. As of December 16, the comprehensive quotation of industrial grade lithium carbonate market was about 207000 ~ 236000 yuan / ton, and the comprehensive quotation of battery grade lithium carbonate Market was about 217000 ~ 268000 yuan / ton.

By observing the market changes, the price of lithium carbonate has been rising again and again this week, and the rising range is increasing. Due to the increasingly serious mood of goods preparation at the end of the year, the market procurement volume continues to increase. The output of lithium iron phosphate and ternary materials in the downstream also increased significantly, so the demand for lithium carbonate continued to rise. With the obvious reduction in the domestic market, the supply of goods is also relatively tight, and the market is hard to find. Therefore, manufacturers and traders have raised the price of lithium carbonate one after another. With the impact of the continuous decline of lithium carbonate inventory in the market, the situation of high price lock volume appears.

The price of domestic industrial lithium hydroxide in the downstream is temporarily stable. Recently, the price of raw spodumene has been running at a high level, with obvious cost support, little change in supply and demand, and a fair market atmosphere. At present, there are still some stocks in the market, and the future demand for lithium carbonate conversion may appear, which may follow the upward trend.

The price of lithium iron phosphate power type in the downstream remained stable, the supply and demand of mainstream lithium iron phosphate enterprises in the market were still tight at full production and sales, and the acceptance of price increase in the downstream was improved. In terms of price, the price of lithium salt is still in an upward trend, and the price of lithium iron phosphate may rise in the future driven by the raw material end.

According to the lithium carbonate analysts of business society, with the approaching of the Spring Festival holiday, the hoarding sentiment of lithium carbonate raw materials in the downstream market continues to rise. In addition, the current sharp decline in the spot volume of lithium carbonate has continuously raised the price. It is expected that the short-term lithium carbonate price is still rising.