Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2025-12-17 14:36Group 1 - Lithium mining stocks experienced a pre-market surge, with Sigma Lithium (SGML.US) rising over 8%, SQM (SQM.US) and Albemarle (ALB.US) increasing over 4%, and Lithium Americas (LAC.US) up by 2% [1] - Starting from early December, several lithium iron phosphate companies began negotiating prices with customers, with leading firms proposing price increases in the range of 2000 to 3000 yuan per ton [1] - The price increase trend for lithium iron phosphate is expected to continue until the fourth quarter of next year, driven by demand from energy storage and rising costs of raw materials like lithium carbonate [1] Group 2 - Analysts noted that for every 10,000 yuan per ton increase in lithium carbonate prices, the cost of lithium iron phosphate as a cathode material would rise by approximately 2300 to 2500 yuan per ton [1]