China Minerals Resources: The Production and Sales Volume of Lithium Salt Products to Steadily Increase in 2024

[Lithium Weekly Update] "These scenarios should not be interpreted as a forecast by Arcadium Lithium as to the likely range of Lithium price in the second half of 2024, which they are not. However, they were lower from the initial pricing scenarios we provided in order to be more reflective of where the market is today, " said Gilberto Antoniazzi, Arcadium CFO.

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On March 8th, lithium carbonate futures fell by 0.70% to 113,350 yuan/ton, while spot prices slightly increased to an average of 108,900 yuan/ton, amid ongoing market adjustments.

【SMM Cobalt-Lithium Morning Meeting Summary: Lithium Carbonate Prices Rose Overall on Monday. On the supply side, some lithium salt companies were still in the early stages of resuming production after maintenance, resulting in relatively limited supplies available for spot sales beyond long-term contract orders. Some lithium salt companies have intentions for subsequent deliveries, but overall, lithium salt companies continue to sell long-term contract orders while pricing spot orders firmly. Their spot prices continue to rise. However, downstream companies like cathode material producers have given feedback that due to the recent continuous increase in lithium carbonate prices, while the pricing transmission of their products lags behind the lithium carbonate price hikes, the current pricing transmission situation makes it difficult to fully pass on the increased raw material costs to downstream customers, gradually squeezing production profits...】

On March 6th, lithium carbonate futures fell by 1.17% to 114,000 yuan/ton, while spot prices remained stable at an average of 107,500 yuan/ton amidst market steadiness.

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