According to the data monitoring of business news agency, the price of industrial grade and battery grade lithium carbonate continued to fluctuate and rise this week. On August 4, the average price of industrial lithium carbonate in East China was 462600 yuan / ton, up 0.35% from the average price at the beginning of the week (on July 31, the average price of industrial lithium carbonate in East China was 461000 yuan / ton). On August 4, the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 480200 yuan / ton, up 0.13% from the average price at the beginning of the week (on July 31, the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 479600 yuan / ton).

According to the observation of market changes, the price of lithium carbonate is still in a slightly upward state this week. At present, the maintenance of large manufacturers in the market is still continuing, and the supply is still tight. With the growth of production and sales of downstream new energy vehicles, the demand of material factories has increased. After consuming their own inventory, the purchase intention of lithium carbonate raw materials has strengthened, so the price of lithium carbonate has maintained an upward trend.

The price of lithium hydroxide in the downstream continues to be stable. The supply of lithium hydroxide at the supply end decreases with the alternative maintenance of large factories. With the change of international situation, the growth rate of lithium hydroxide exports weakens, and the overall price of lithium hydroxide stabilizes.

The price of lithium iron phosphate in the downstream increased slightly. Due to the high price of lithium salt and iron phosphate, driven by the strong recovery of the terminal market, the downstream demand for lithium iron phosphate materials and procurement increased significantly, resulting in the price increase.

The lithium carbonate analyst of business club believes that at present, due to the pressure of its own capital chain, downstream enterprises still have poor acceptance of high priced lithium carbonate, so the wait-and-see attitude still exists, and there is no willingness to store a lot of goods for the time being. It is expected that the short-term lithium carbonate price will be stable, medium and strong fluctuations.