According to the price monitoring of business associations, the price of lithium carbonate in East China market showed a downward trend in March, and the prices of enterprises in other regions also showed a downward trend. On March 27, the average price of industrial lithium carbonate in East China was 69800 yuan/ton, which was – 4.9% lower at the end of the month than at the beginning of the month. The average price of battery-grade lithium carbonate on March 27 was 80200 yuan/ton, which was down – 3.61% at the end of the month compared with the beginning of the month.
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From the observation of market changes, the production of lithium carbonate resumed after March, and the production of lithium carbonate increased in some areas, which led to a relative downward trend in prices. In addition, salt lakes and Tianqi have begun to release capacity in an all-round way, which has led to a downward trend in lithium carbonate prices. And some enterprises in order to increase orders, lower prices, but also led to the overall market price down.
At present, there are two levels of differentiation between large enterprises and small and medium enterprises in the lithium carbonate market. The orders of large enterprises are abundant and stable, and the prices remain firm. In order to seize the market price, small and medium-sized enterprises have relatively low preferential prices, so the lithium carbonate trading range is relatively large. The comprehensive price of industrial grade lithium carbonate is between 68 and 85 thousand yuan/ton, and that of battery grade lithium carbonate is between 78 and 85 thousand yuan/ton.
According to business analysts, with the gradual investment of new production capacity, lithium carbonate Market output has gradually increased, and the current market demand is relatively stable, so there is no favorable momentum for future market growth, lithium carbonate prices are expected to continue to be in a low volatility in April.
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