SHANGHAI, Apr 6 (SMM) - From January to February, China's lithium-ion battery industry maintained a rapid growth trend. The total domestic lithium battery output from January to February exceeded 82GWh. The output of energy storage batteries exceeded 9GWh, and the installed capacity of power batteries for new energy vehicles was 30GWh. The total export of lithium batteries reached 35.7 billion yuan.
The output of cathode materials, anode materials, separators, and electrolytes reached 235,000 mt, 140,000 mt, 1.75 billion square meters, and 105,000 mt respectively from January to February. The output of battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide reached 37,000 mt and 29,000 mt respectively from January to February, and their prices exceeded 480,000 yuan/mt and 440,000 yuan/mt respectively at the end of February.
