According to the data monitoring of business agency, the price rise of industrial grade and battery grade lithium carbonate gradually slowed down this week. On March 17, the average price of industrial grade lithium carbonate in East China was 475400 yuan / ton, which was 1.36% higher than that in early Zhou (the average price of industrial grade lithium carbonate in East China was 469000 yuan / ton on March 13). On March 17, the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 499600 yuan / ton, which was 1.75% higher than that in early Zhou (the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 491000 yuan / ton on March 13). As of March 17, the comprehensive quotation of industrial grade lithium carbonate market is around 440000 ~ 495000 yuan / ton, and the comprehensive quotation of battery grade lithium carbonate market is around 480000 ~ 522000 yuan / ton.

According to the observation of market changes, the rising trend of lithium carbonate price has slowed down this week, and the price adjustment range of enterprises has also decreased. At present, the output of the supply side has begun to increase, part of the output in Qinghai has been released, and the tension of lithium carbonate has been alleviated. The downstream material factory has also basically completed the procurement this month. It tends to be cautious about the procurement of high priced lithium salts. There are few transactions in the market, and most manufacturers are mainly on the sidelines.

The downstream lithium hydroxide market rose. At present, some lithium salt plants are still in the maintenance stage, the output level has not been fully restored, and the industry supply is still at a low level. The demand side performed well. The increment of high nickel orders led to the increase of lithium hydroxide procurement demand, and the focus of market negotiation rose steadily.

The price of lithium iron phosphate in the downstream operates stably, the supply of manufacturers is tight, the negotiation focus is high, the overall market negotiation atmosphere is OK, the focus of the upstream market is high, the price is high, the lithium iron phosphate Market has certain support, and the overall market is strong.

Lithium carbonate analysts of business society believe that the current demand for lithium carbonate has slowed down, and the downstream market is mainly replenishing the warehouse. In addition, the current severe domestic epidemic situation and the implementation of traffic closure management in many regions have affected the transportation of goods to a certain extent. Therefore, the recent price adjustment is mainly stable, and it is expected that the short-term lithium carbonate price may be strong.