Electrolyte Prices Held Steady This Week [SMM Lithium Battery Electrolyte Market Weekly Review]

Published: Sep 18, 2025 15:43

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[SMM Lithium Battery Electrolyte Market Weekly Review: Electrolyte Prices Held Steady This Week (2025.9.15-9.18)] From September 15 to September 18, 2025, electrolyte prices held steady. Considering the market supply-demand situation and cost side factors, electrolyte prices were expected to remain stable in the short term.

SMM September 18 News:

Electrolyte prices remained stable this week. The average prices for ternary, LFP, and LMO electrolytes were 22,250 yuan/mt, 18,250 yuan/mt, and 14,850 yuan/mt, respectively. Cost side, supported by tight supply, key raw materials such as solvents, additives, and LiPF6 recently showed an upward trend, leading to an increase in overall electrolyte production costs. However, due to the time lag in price transmission, the current cost-side pressure has not yet been reflected in electrolyte product prices. Demand side, the promotion of pure electric heavy-duty trucks and the September-October peak season for auto sales boosted demand release in the EV sector; ESS market demand also remained robust. The combination of these two positive factors drove an upward trend in overall electrolyte demand. Meanwhile, pre-National Day holiday stocking demand from downstream enterprises further boosted demand. Supply side, electrolyte enterprises increased their operating rates in response to growing downstream demand. However, the long-standing overcapacity pattern in the industry remained unchanged, and market competition remained intense, leaving enterprises relatively passive in price adjustments. Based on the current supply-demand pattern and cost-side factors, electrolyte prices are expected to remain stable in the short term.

SMM New Energy Research Team

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Ma Rui 021-51595780

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