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On the morning of February 11, the X8426 China-Europe Railway Express departed slowly from the Guangzhou International Port railway yard, laden with high-end electronic equipment, NEV parts, and other goods, bound for Poland. This marked the official milestone of the China-Europe Railway Express from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area exceeding 5,000 cumulative trips since its inaugural journey in 2013. The trans-Eurasian "Steel Silk Road" has entered a new phase of high-quality development, injecting strong momentum into the high-level opening-up of the Greater Bay Area.

The notice on "Sichuan Province's 2026 Measures for Implementing Large-Scale Equipment Renewal and Consumer Goods Trade-In Policies" mentioned that in 2026, a one-time subsidy will be provided to individual consumers who sell passenger vehicles registered under their names and purchase passenger NEVs included in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's "Catalog of NEV Models Eligible for Vehicle Purchase Tax Reduction and Exemption," or passenger vehicles with a fuel engine displacement of 2.0 liters or less. For trade-ins of eligible passenger NEVs, a subsidy of 8% of the new vehicle's selling price will be granted, with a maximum subsidy amount of 15,000 yuan; for trade-ins of eligible fuel-powered passenger vehicles, with a maximum subsidy amount of 13,000 yuan.

The SMM battery-grade lithium carbonate index stood at 142,168 yuan/mt. Battery-grade lithium carbonate was priced at 138,000-147,000 yuan/mt, with an average of 142,500 yuan/mt; industrial-grade lithium carbonate was priced at 135,000-143,000 yuan/mt, with an average of 139,000 yuan/mt. The most-traded lithium carbonate futures contract moved sideways today. As logistics gradually halted, downstream material plants had largely completed their stockpiling for February, with most enterprises shifting to a wait-and-see stance, and only a few engaging in back-pricing for closing positions and sporadic purchases. Overall, market inquiries and transactions remained relatively sluggish.