LCO: Off-Season Persists Post-Holiday, Wait-and-See Sentiment Dominates

Published: Feb 26, 2026 17:39

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The LCO market started the week with stable operation, with prices mainly fluctuating slightly in line with upstream lithium carbonate, but overall fluctuations were limited. Currently, cathode producers' quotations for conventional models remain above 400,000 yuan per mt, while high-voltage product quotations hold firm around 420,000 yuan. As the post-holiday period falls within the traditional off-season for consumer electronics, downstream battery cell manufacturers currently exhibit low purchase willingness, mostly adopting a wait-and-see attitude. It is expected that after the new stockpiling cycle begins in early March, LCO prices are likely to continue rising.

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Ma Rui 021-51595780

Feng Disheng 021-51666714

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Zhou Zhicheng 021-51666711

Zhang Haohan 021-51666752

Wang Zihan 021-51666914

Wang Jie 021-51595902

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