Toyota plans to cut production by 20% in Japan in April due to a serious shortage of chips and other materials.

[SMM Lithium Battery Anode Raw Material Market Weekly Review: Artificial Graphite Prices Slightly Increased, Cost-Supported Natural Graphite Market Remained Stagnant] June 4: This week, some artificial graphite anode materials saw slight price increases. On the cost front, the raw materials currently used by anode manufacturers were mostly high-priced inventory procured earlier.

[SMM Lithium Battery Anode Raw Material Market Weekly Review: Effective Graphitisation Tolling Services Capacity Remained Tight, Graphitisation Tolling Services Prices Rose Steadily This Week] June 4: Graphitisation tolling services prices in China trended upward this week. Cost side, the industry's comprehensive processing costs remained elevated.

[SMM Lithium Battery Electrolyte Market Weekly Review: Electrolyte Prices Remained Stable This Week (2026.6.1-6.4)] From June 1 to June 4, 2026, electrolyte prices remained stable. Against the backdrop of poor cost pass-through in the earlier period, even though upstream raw material costs edged down, electrolyte prices are expected to remain stable in the short term.