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.

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