碳酸锂产业链周度数据报告：陪跑“反内卷”或使锂价高估，关注后续产业资金入场动作-20250723

Group 1: Report Summary - The current market shows a pattern of "strong expectation, weak reality". The anti - involution theme has a deeper negative impact on lithium carbonate, but recent rectification requirements in Jiangxi and Qinghai have tightened supply expectations, pushing up the bullish sentiment. The basis has widened, creating a certain delivery profit space for the LC2509 contract, and a further rise in futures prices may attract industrial hedging positions [3][4]. Group 2: Supply - Demand Balance Sheet 2.1 Lithium Carbonate Balance Sheet - The lithium carbonate balance sheet generally shows inventory accumulation. For example, on June 30, 2025, the supply was 78,090 tons, demand was 93,815 tons, imports were 22,500 tons, exports were 700 tons, and inventory change was 6,075 tons [6][8]. 2.2 Lithium Hydroxide Balance Sheet - Data on the lithium hydroxide balance sheet is presented, including supply, demand, imports, exports, inventory changes, and cumulative balances. For instance, on June 30, 2025, supply was 24,450 tons, demand was 21,825 tons, imports were 800 tons, exports were 4,700 tons, and inventory change was - 1,275 tons [9][11]. Group 3: Upstream Ore Supply, Demand, and Price 3.1 Lithium Spodumene Imports - Import volume and average import price data for lithium concentrate from different countries are provided. In June 2025, the total import volume was 427,626 tons, with 255,506 tons from Australia and 39,811 tons from Brazil. The average import price was $639 per ton [13][17]. 3.2 Chinese Lithium Mines - Information on domestic lithium ore production, market prices, and weekly inventory is given, including data on sample lithium mica mines and lithium pyroxene mines [18][20]. Group 4: Lithium Salt Supply, Demand, and Price 4.1 Lithium Salt Spot and Futures Prices - Spot prices of battery - grade and industrial - grade lithium carbonate, and lithium hydroxide are presented, along with their price differences and futures prices and basis. For example, on July 22, 2025, the battery - grade lithium carbonate price was 69,000 yuan per ton [22][26]. 4.2 Production Cost and Profit - Production costs and profits of lithium carbonate from different raw materials (lithium spodumene, low - grade mica, high - grade mica) are provided. On July 22, 2025, the production cost of lithium spodumene - produced lithium carbonate was 49,455 yuan per ton, with a profit of 18,495 yuan per ton [34][38]. 4.3 Lithium Carbonate Production - Weekly and monthly production data of lithium carbonate are given, including production by grade (battery - grade and industrial - grade) and raw material (lithium spodumene, lithium mica, salt lake, recycling). In June 2025, battery - grade lithium carbonate production was 57,630 tons [39][49]. 4.4 Operating Rate - The operating rate of the concentrate end is continuously increasing, and data on the operating rates of lithium salt (carbonate and hydroxide) and by raw material are provided [50][54]. 4.5 Lithium Carbonate Monthly Imports - Import volume data of lithium carbonate from different countries are provided, including Argentina and Chile. In May 2025, the total import volume was 21,146 tons [55][59]. 4.6 Lithium Carbonate Inventory - Inventory data of lithium carbonate at downstream and smelting plants, weekly inventory, and futures registered warehouse receipt quantity are presented [60][65]. Group 5: Lithium Salt Downstream Production and Demand 5.1 Lithium Iron Phosphate - Production and operating rate data of lithium iron phosphate are provided. In June 2025, the production was 285,400 tons, and the operating rate was 57% [67][71]. 5.2 Ternary Materials - Production, operating rate, and import - export volume data of ternary materials are given. In June 2025, the production was 64,615 tons [73][82]. 5.3 Ternary Material Import - Export Volume - Import, export, and net import volume data of ternary materials are presented. In May 2025, the net import was - 4,874 tons [78][82]. 5.4 New Energy Vehicle Production and Sales - Production data of pure - electric and plug - in hybrid vehicles, battery production, and dealer inventory warning index are provided. In June 2025, the dealer inventory warning index was 56.6 [83][87]. 5.5 Lithium Battery Import - Export Volume - Import, export, net export volume, and net export growth rate data of lithium - ion batteries are presented. In March 2025, the net export was 280.2 million units, with a growth rate of 28.17% [88][91].