[SMM Weekly Review] The Second-Life Battery Cell Market Diverged This Week: Prices of Popular Models Rose, While Conventional Models Remained Stable (2025.9.15-2025.9.18)

SMM September 18 News:

Second-Life Battery Market This Week:

This week, lithium carbonate and cathode material prices rose in tandem, driving stable growth in new battery cell prices due to cost pass-through. Supply side: Battery cell manufacturers are speculated to prioritize stabilizing prices for A-grade cells for well-known mobile phones, further reducing sales of B-grade second-life cells, tightening supply of popular second-life cells. Demand side: Overall demand in the second-life battery market remained stable, with downstream purchasing enterprises maintaining steady procurement. Supply-demand dynamics slightly pushed up prices of popular second-life cells, while conventional second-life cell prices were less affected.

Considering current market supply-demand transmission, popular second-life cell prices may see modest increases in the short term due to reduced supply, but with overall demand remaining relatively stable, the upside potential is limited without significant fluctuations. Conventional second-life cell models will continue to trade steadily.

SMM New Energy Research Team

Wang Cong 021-51666838

Ma Rui 021-51595780

Feng Disheng 021-51666714

Lü Yanlin 021-20707875

Zhou Zhicheng 021-51666711

Lei Yue 021-20707873