Tong Hui Qi Huo·2025-09-29 07:00Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - Short - term lithium carbonate futures have not obtained marginal drivers to break through the 74,000 - point resistance. Supply - side new capacity release and overseas lithium mine cost optimization are potential negatives, while demand - side new energy vehicle sales growth and stronger cathode material prices provide support. The strengthening basis shows the need for futures - spot structure repair, and pre - holiday downstream point - price procurement may limit the downside space, but the shrinking position indicates that funds lack confidence in breaking through the previous high. There is a risk of a slight downward shift in the price center if demand growth is lower than supply release [3]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Daily Market Summary - Futures Market Data Changes: On September 26, the lithium carbonate main contract was reported at 72,880 yuan/ton, down 1,160 yuan from the previous day. The basis strengthened significantly to 620 yuan/ton, reversing 1,160 yuan from the previous day. The main contract position decreased by 4.79% to 248,600 lots, a new low in the past five days, while the trading volume increased by 40.35% to 481,000 lots, indicating active short - term trading due to price fluctuations [1]. - Supply - Demand and Inventory Changes: On the supply side, the price of spodumene concentrate remained at 6,390 yuan/ton. Australia's Core Lithium completed the restart study of the Finniss project, with mining costs reduced by 40%, which may enhance the supply elasticity of spodumene in the future. Tibet Mining's Zabuye Salt Lake's 10,000 - ton lithium carbonate project was officially put into production, and Tianqi Lithium's 30,000 - ton lithium hydroxide project in Zhangjiagang was completed, gradually releasing domestic lithium salt production capacity. The proportion of spodumene process exceeded 60%, and the supply structure tended to be stable. On the demand side, according to the Passenger Car Association, new energy vehicle retail sales increased by 10% year - on - year on September 21, and the demand for power batteries remained resilient. The price of ternary materials continued to rise, with the power - type ternary material exceeding 121,300 yuan/ton, and lithium hexafluorophosphate rising to 58,300 yuan/ton. The price of lithium iron phosphate slightly decreased by 40 yuan to 33,600 yuan/ton. The social inventory of lithium carbonate decreased for five consecutive weeks to 136,800 tons, a decrease of 706 tons compared with September 19 [2]. 3.2 Industry Chain Price Monitoring - Price Changes: On September 26, the lithium carbonate main contract price decreased by 1.57% to 72,880 yuan/ton; the basis increased by 214.81% to 620 yuan/ton; the main contract position decreased by 4.79% to 248,640 lots; the main contract trading volume increased by 40.35% to 481,020 lots. The market price of battery - grade lithium carbonate remained unchanged at 73,500 yuan/ton, and the market prices of spodumene concentrate and lepidolite concentrate also remained unchanged. The price of lithium hexafluorophosphate increased by 0.43% to 58,250 yuan/ton, the power - type ternary material increased by 0.50% to 121,350 yuan/ton, and the power - type lithium iron phosphate decreased by 0.12% to 33,650 yuan/ton. The capacity utilization rate of lithium carbonate remained at 71.31%, and the inventory decreased by 0.51% to 136,825 tons [5]. 3.3 Industry Dynamics and Interpretations - Spot Market Quotes: On September 26, the SMM battery - grade lithium carbonate index price was 73,491 yuan/ton, down 187 yuan/ton from the previous working day. The price range of battery - grade lithium carbonate was 72,800 - 74,400 yuan/ton, with an average price of 73,600 yuan/ton, down 150 yuan/ton from the previous working day; the price range of industrial - grade lithium carbonate was 70,750 - 71,950 yuan/ton, with an average price of 71,350 yuan/ton, down 150 yuan/ton from the previous working day. The lithium carbonate futures price continued to fluctuate, with the main contract oscillating between 72,100 - 74,500 yuan/ton. Downstream material factories made point - price actions at low points and returned to a cautious waiting - and - seeing attitude after the price rebounded. The proportion of lithium carbonate produced from spodumene exceeded 60%, while the proportion of lithium carbonate produced from lepidolite decreased to 15%. In September, the market showed a situation of simultaneous growth in supply and demand, but the demand growth rate was faster, and it was expected that there would be a stage of tight supply in that month [6]. - Downstream Consumption: From September 1 - 21, the retail sales of new energy vehicles in the national passenger car market were 697,000, a year - on - year increase of 10% and a month - on - month increase of 11%. The retail penetration rate was 58.5%, and the cumulative retail sales this year were 8.267 million, a year - on - year increase of 24%. The wholesale volume of new energy vehicles by national passenger car manufacturers was 724,000, a year - on - year increase of 10% and a month - on - month increase of 19%. The wholesale penetration rate was 55.4%, and the cumulative wholesale volume this year was 9.668 million, a year - on - year increase of 31% [7]. - Industry News: On September 20, the electromechanical equipment of EVE Energy's Hungary base officially entered, marking the project's civil engineering entering a critical stage. The base is expected to be completed in 2026 and will supply large - cylindrical batteries to BMW Group's Debrecen factory. On September 25, Tianqi Lithium's 30,000 - ton battery - grade lithium hydroxide project in Zhangjiagang was completed and put into production. On September 20 - 24, Tibet Mining's 10,000 - ton lithium carbonate project in Zabuye Salt Lake completed a 120 - hour functional assessment, marking its official operation, which is expected to significantly improve the domestic lithium resource self - sufficiency rate [9][10].