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On May 6th, the lithium carbonate market was stable, with the SMM index at 111,583 yuan/ton (~$15,476.14 USD/ton) and futures falling by 0.75% to 112,400 yuan/ton.

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【China's domestic power battery installation volume in February is 18GWh, CATL holds over 55% market share】Recently, the China Automotive Power Battery Industry Innovation Alliance (hereinafter referred to as "Battery Alliance") released the power battery monthly data for February of this year. According to the data, in February, China's power battery installation volume declined both year-over-year and month-over-month. From a corporate perspective, CATL's market share exceeded 55%, with BYD's share close to 18%. Specifically, in February, China's power battery installation volume was 18GWh, a year-over-year decrease of 18.1% and a month-over-month decrease of 44.4%. This is in line with the downward trend in the production and sales of new energy vehicles for the month.

On the morning of March 11, the 200MW/400MWh grid-side energy storage project in Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province officially started, which is also the largest grid-side independent energy storage project in Zhejiang Province, which is currently the largest grid-side independent energy storage project in Zhejiang Province, which was signed by Wuyi County, Jinhua City and Sunwoda Smart Energy, with a total planned investment of 800 million yuan. According to Shenzhen Sunwoda Smart Energy Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Sunwoda Smart Energy), on the morning of March 11, the 200MW/400MWh grid-side energy storage project in Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province officially started, which is also the largest grid-side independent energy storage project in Zhejiang Province. The project was signed by Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province and Sunwoda Smart Energy, with a planned total investment of 800 million yuan, and the project will be connected to the grid before June 30, 2024 according to the construction target.

On March 12th, lithium carbonate futures surged 4.13% to 119,850 yuan/ton, and spot prices rose to an average of 110,000 yuan/ton, amid market optimism and supply-demand adjustments.

The European Commission has approved a €350 million (US$380 million) plan to support strategic industrial equipment for Portugal's domestic net-zero economy, including the manufacturing of solar panels in the country, as well as the production of wind turbines, batteries, heat pumps, electrolyzers, and storage equipment. This aid will be provided in the form of direct grants, with an effective period until December 31, 2025. The Commission clarified that after this date, regular state aid rules will continue to apply.

On the afternoon of March 4th, the Jinan Municipal Government Information Office held the first session of the themed press conference titled "Vigorously Deepening Project Construction and Promoting High-Quality Development in an All-Round Way", where they introduced relevant information regarding the deepening of project service guarantee to promote green, low-carbon, and high-quality development.

On March 3rd, National People's Congress deputy, Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tongwei Group, Liu Hanyuan stated that at this year's Two Sessions, he will put forward suggestions related to the construction of a comprehensive energy storage system, which mainly includes pumped hydroelectric energy storage and new types of energy storage, with electric vehicle and other various forms of energy storage as supplementary, to promote the process towards a low-carbon China.

SMM Daily Report: On February 19th, the price of lithium carbonate slightly decreased.