China's Lithium hydroxide output fell 13% MoM in August a rebound is expected in September.

This week, lithium hydroxide prices extended last week’s weakness, but the week-on-week decline was limited.

The lithium carbonate market continued its downward trend this week, with spot prices fluctuating downward overall.

SMM lithium ore prices fell sharply in tandem with the decline in lithium carbonate prices.

The progress of this week's recycling incidents was as follows:

The progress of this week's recycling incidents was as follows:

The progress of this week's recycling incidents was as follows:

Recycling Industry Events This Week (August. 18-22)

[SMM Analysis] From August 22 to 26, 2025, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued clarifications via NPR, CNBC and other outlets announcing new adjustments to the soon-expiring electric-vehicle (EV) tax credit—worth up to $7,500. Consumers who enter into a legally binding purchase contract with a dealer and make any form of down payment or trade-in by September 30, 2025 (inclusive) will lock in the federal EV tax credit; the actual delivery date after that will no longer affect eligibility.