According to the data monitoring of business news agency, the price of lithium carbonate is still rising recently, and the price of electric carbon of some dealers has reached 80000 yuan / ton. On February 3, the average price of industrial grade lithium carbonate in East China was 71200 yuan / ton, which was 4.4% higher than that at the beginning of the week (the average price of industrial grade lithium carbonate in East China was 68200 yuan / ton on January 31). On February 3, the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 76000 yuan / ton, which was 4.97% higher than that at the beginning of the week (the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 72400 yuan / ton on January 31). On March 3, the comprehensive quotation of industrial grade lithium carbonate market was around 65000-75000 yuan / ton, and the comprehensive quotation of battery grade lithium carbonate market was around 70000-80000 yuan / ton.
By observing the market changes, the price of lithium carbonate is still in an upward trend before the Spring Festival holiday. At present, large lithium salt factories in Jiangxi and Sichuan have stopped production one after another, and most lithium salt factories have stopped quoting. But the price is still in the market-oriented state, so the shipping price continues to rise. At present, the lithium carbonate market is very bullish. In addition, there are more maintenance of lithium carbonate enterprises in February, which may have an impact on the production and supply in February. Therefore, the market inquiry and locking up in advance before the festival are increasing. And the logistics outage is more, which will also make the recent transport costs will increase significantly, driving the overall price up.
The market of industrial grade lithium hydroxide in the lower reaches is running strongly. At present, the lower reaches are preparing goods before the festival, increasing inquiries, and increasing demand. The operators have no intention to lower down, and the focus of market negotiation is moving up. In terms of lithium iron phosphate power market, due to the rapid rise of lithium carbonate price, the price adjustment frequency of lithium iron enterprises has also been increased, the quotation of merchants is firm, the rising psychology still exists, the business starts normally, and the merchants ship actively.
According to the price monitoring of the business community, the lithium carbonate commodity index on February 2 was 178.34, up 3.56 points from yesterday, down 55.98% from 405.10 points (2018-01-07), the highest point in the cycle, and up 80.98% from 98.54 points, the lowest point on October 16, 2014. (Note: period refers to the period from September 1, 2011 to now)
Lithium carbonate analysts of business news agency believe that with the approaching of the Spring Festival holiday, the fluctuation range of lithium carbonate price may gradually slow down, and for some enterprises with higher quotations, the price will also remain until the end of February. It is expected that the price of lithium carbonate will remain at a high level before the Spring Festival, while the price of lithium carbonate may still rise after the festival.
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