According to the data monitoring of Business News Agency: on July 13, the price of industrial grade and battery grade lithium carbonate was slightly higher as a whole. On July 13, the average price of industrial grade lithium carbonate in East China was 86800 yuan / ton, which was 0.23% higher than the previous day (the average price of industrial grade lithium carbonate in East China was 86600 yuan / ton on July 12). On July 13, the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 90600 yuan / ton, which was 0.22% higher than the previous day (the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 90400 yuan / ton on July 12). On the 13th, 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, the price of lithium carbonate stabilized for a week in July, and then slightly boosted on the 13th. At present, the market demand is stable, and most lithium carbonate manufacturers are actively shipping. Lithium carbonate is mainly used to prepare LiFePO4 and common ternary cathode materials, which can be extracted from salt lake or mica. As the supply of salt lakes is affected by seasonal factors, the output of salt lakes in Qinghai will be relatively reduced after the third quarter, which will boost the price of lithium carbonate.

The price of downstream domestic industrial grade lithium hydroxide also showed an upward trend. Due to the relatively rigid supply of spodumene, the production of lithium hydroxide has been obviously restricted by the shortage of spodumene, and the price showed an upward trend. On the other hand, the price of LiFePO4 is mainly stable, the supply side is normal, the market of LiFePO4 will maintain stable operation in the short term, and the number of new orders is limited.

On July 13, the lithium carbonate commodity index was 221.15, up 0.51 points from yesterday, down 45.41% from 405.10 points (2018-01-07), the highest point in the cycle, and up 124.43% from 98.54 points, 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, the market demand for lithium carbonate is relatively stable at present. If the output of new energy vehicles continues to increase in the future, it will further support the volume and price of lithium carbonate. It is expected that the price of lithium carbonate will fluctuate strongly in the short term.