According to business news agency data monitoring: this week, the price of industrial grade and battery grade lithium carbonate is still in a stable state. On June 18, the average price of industrial grade lithium carbonate in East China was 87000 yuan / ton, which was stable compared with that at the beginning of the week (on June 14, the average price of industrial grade lithium carbonate in East China was 87000 yuan / ton). On June 18, the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 90800 yuan / ton, which was stable compared with that at the beginning of the week (on June 14, the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 90800 yuan / ton). On the 18th, the comprehensive quotation of industrial grade lithium carbonate market was around 82000-90000 yuan / ton, and the comprehensive quotation of battery grade lithium carbonate market was around 85000-92000 yuan / ton.
From the observation of market changes, since the beginning of early May, the price of lithium carbonate has been in a state of stable operation, the market supply and demand is stable, and the enterprises mainly make long-term orders, and occasionally make small orders. At present, the industrial grade lithium carbonate is in a tight state, and the market supply is relatively small, so the prices of some enterprises also have a slight upward trend.
The price of downstream lithium hydroxide was stable this week and entered June. From the supply side, the spot supply in the market was tight, and the positive support on the demand side continued, which was consistent with the initial on-site offer. In terms of LiFePO4, the price is mainly stable, the supply and demand are balanced, the main supply is contract customers, and the number of new customers is limited.
On June 17, the lithium carbonate commodity index was 221.66, unchanged from yesterday, down 45.28% from 405.10 (2018-01-07), the highest point in the cycle, and up 124.94% from 98.54, the lowest point on October 16, 2014（ Note: period refers to the period from September 1, 2011 to now
According to the lithium carbonate analysts of business news agency, due to the rapid rise in the price of lithium carbonate in the first half of the year, the pressure of downstream procurement increased, and the situation of buying only when the demand was just out of demand. In addition, the current enterprises are active in production, and the output is relatively stable, so it is expected that the price of lithium carbonate may continue to maintain stability in the short term.
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