Effective Tolling Capacity Remained Tight, Graphitisation Tolling Service Prices Rose Steadily This Week [SMM Lithium Battery Anode Raw Material Market Weekly Review]

Published: Jun 4, 2026 17:04
[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 June 4 News:

Graphitisation tolling services prices in China trended upward this week. Cost side, the industry's comprehensive processing costs remained elevated, forming a strong rigid cost floor; supply-demand side, leading integrated anode producers' proprietary graphitisation capacity operated at full load with tight self-supplied resources, and outsourced processing orders steadily increased, with sustained demand growth further tightening graphitisation tolling services supply. In summary, underpinned by the triple factors of strong cost support, recovering demand, and contracting supply, graphitisation tolling services prices rose steadily this week. Looking ahead, industry enterprises remain optimistic about subsequent market demand trends, and the tight supply pattern for graphitisation tolling services may further intensify. If costs do not pull back significantly going forward, the upward trend in graphitisation tolling services market prices is expected to continue.


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