SHANGHAI, Apr 30 (SMM) – Guangxi Tianyuan New Energy Material has put its 10,000 mt/year lithium carbonate production line into operation, SMM learned.

With spodumene as feedstock, the production line is expected to see the first batch of output of 20-30 mt in late May.

SMM assessed prices of domestic battery-grade lithium carbonate at 44,000-45,500 yuan/mt as of April 30, keeping refreshing record lows.