According to the data monitoring of business agency, the prices of industrial grade and battery grade lithium carbonate continued to fluctuate and rise this week, and some enterprises increased their prices slightly. On October 21, the average price of industrial grade lithium carbonate in East China was 177200 yuan / ton, which was 3.14% higher than that in early Zhou (the average price of industrial grade lithium carbonate in East China was 171800 yuan / ton on October 17). On October 21, the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 184400 yuan / ton, which was 3.02% higher than that in early Zhou (the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 179000 yuan / ton on October 17). As of October 21, the comprehensive quotation of industrial grade lithium carbonate market is about 175000 ~ 188000 yuan / ton, and the comprehensive quotation of battery grade lithium carbonate market is about 185000 ~ 205000 yuan / ton.

According to the observation of market changes, the price of lithium carbonate continued to rise this week, and the upward range slowed down significantly. Some enterprises still raised the price of lithium carbonate, and the upward range was basically relatively small. At present, due to the excessive pressure on the superimposed cost of power restriction by downstream enterprises, the procurement demand has weakened, which has relaxed the tension of industrial carbon and electric carbon shipment. All enterprises are in the state of tentative quotation, with strong market wait-and-see mood and relatively few transactions.

The downstream domestic industrial lithium hydroxide market operates stably. At present, the raw material price is high, the cost side support is strong, the demand side is weakened, and the focus of market negotiation is temporarily stable. In addition, with the gradual release of new capacity in October, the output will rise, and the price of lithium hydroxide may slow down.

In terms of lithium iron phosphate, the market price is rising, the focus of negotiation is high, the downstream is mainly just in need of procurement, and the transaction atmosphere is cautious. Due to the rapid upward range of raw material prices in the near future, the price conduction rate of lithium iron phosphate has increased and the rising range has expanded.

According to the lithium carbonate analysts of business society, due to the impact of the current limited gas and power restriction policy, the price rise of lithium carbonate is small, and the downstream wants to lower the raw material price, deepening the game mood between the supplier and the demander. It is expected that the short-term lithium carbonate price may continue to be dominated slowly.