On May 23, 2023, SMM battery-grade lithium carbonate prices were 273,000-311,000 yuan/mt, with an average price of 292,000 yuan/mt, which was the same as the previous trading day.
At present, upstream and downstream enterprises are in a stalemate in price negotiations as they hold different opinions about future lithium carbonate price trend, with the former being pretty bullish and the latter somehow bearish.
![Grafito artificial estable a la espera de subida de precios, el grafito natural sigue estancado [Revisión semanal del mercado de materias primas para ánodos de baterías de litio de SMM]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/oVqJl20251217171730.jpg)
![Precios de electrolitos subieron esta semana (31.8-3.9.2026) [Revisión semanal del mercado de electrolitos para baterías de litio de SMM]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/HySQT20251217171731.png)

