【SMM Analysis】Overseas demand weakens, China's lithium hydroxide exports in July plummet by 36%

Recently, there has been a divergence in the price trends at the recycling end. In terms of transactions, the current recycling market continues the previously sustained light situation, with sluggish market transactions.

Sunwoda: This Year, The Production Capacity of LFP Power Batteries Is Expected to Account for More Than 50%.

On May 8, lithium carbonate futures dropped 1.62% to 112,050 yuan/ton (~15,519.39 USD/ton). The battery-grade index stood at 111,609 yuan/ton (~15,458.31 USD/ton).

Chile’s mining output increased 7.7% year-on-year in February, with copper and lithium contributing

On March 15th, lithium carbonate futures dipped by 0.65% to 115,050 yuan/ton, while spot prices remained stable at an average of 112,250 yuan/ton, amid cautious market sentiment.

【Samsung SDI Finalizes Plans for Third Factory in Hungary, Second Factory Expected to Complete in September】According to foreign media reports, Samsung SDI has finalized its investment plan to build its third battery factory in Hungary. Sources say the company is expected to spend more than 6 trillion won on overall facility expansion this year, of which over 1 trillion won will be used to build the third factory.

Most Actively Traded Lithium Carbonate Contract Continues to Rise, Up 1.94% 【SMM Futures Review】SMM News on February 26: On February 26, the most actively traded lithium carbonate futures contract 2407 continued to rise by 1.94%. Data shows that the most actively traded lithium carbonate futures contract 2407 opened at RMB 102,000/ton and closed at RMB 102,300/ton, with a trading volume of 215,205 lots and open interests of 179,602 lots, an increase of 5,818 lots from the previous trading day. SMM’s spot price quotation for battery-grade lithium carbonate on the same day was RMB 94,300-99,000/ton, averaging at RMB 96,650/ton, an increase of RMB 400/ton from the previous working day. Judging from the trend, lithium carbonate prices opened slightly higher in the morning and then fluctuated lower, running to the day's low of RMB 101,250/ton before fluctuating higher. After the noon opening, the most actively traded contract fluctuated lower in a small range before finally closing up 1.94%.

Last week, nickel prices fluctuated downward, falling for five consecutive days during the week. The macro positive sentiment in the early part of the week was gradually digested by the disk, among which the approval of Indonesian nickel ore RKAB was slow but increased compared with last week's data, and the short-term nickel ore supply tension was eased to a certain extent.

According to SMM, the SMM lithium carbonate battery-grade price index was RMB 95,640/mt on January 31, up RMB 94/mt from the previous working day. The battery-grade lithium carbonate price range was RMB 940,000-995,000/mt, averaging RMB 968,000/mt, unchanged from the previous working day. The industrial-grade lithium carbonate price range was RMB 880,000-904,000/mt, averaging RMB 892,000/mt, up RMB 200/mt from the previous working day.

Recently, with the recurrence of the pandemic in China, many domestic new energy leading enterprises fell into rumours of reducing production. Affected by the pandemic, many counties and districts in Ningde city also issued emergency notices announcing that traffic control will be implemented from April 10, including Jiaocheng District, where the headquarters of CALT is located. The control stipulates that all vehicles are prohibited, except for point-to-point non-contact loading and unloading, closed-loop management trucks and emergency vehicles.