SHANGHAI, Mar 9 (SMM) - China’s LCO output stood at 4,372 mt in February, up 39% MoM, but down 34% YoY. On the supply side, the output of top-tier LCO plants recovered in February, but was significantly below that in the same period last year due to poor demand from the digital electronics market. LCO plants maintained low operating rates amid rapidly falling lithium carbonate prices and slack demand. On the demand side, the mobile phone market remained sluggish. Although new mobile phone products were launched, new orders from battery cell makers were few as they were working through raw material stocks. The market demand for laptops and tablet computers was still weak. The operating rates of electronic cigarette industry recovered slightly after the CNY holiday, encouraging some LCO enterprises to increase their production of related LCO.
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