新能源及有色金属日报：库存继续降低，碳酸锂盘面近期持续上涨-20251024

Report Summary Market Analysis - On October 23, 2025, the main contract 2601 of lithium carbonate opened at 77,140 yuan/ton and closed at 79,940 yuan/ton, with a 4.17% change from the previous day's settlement price. The trading volume was 490,920 lots, and the open interest was 419,147 lots, compared to 353,231 lots the previous day. The current basis is -3,520 yuan/ton (average price of electric carbon - futures). The number of lithium carbonate warehouse receipts was 28,759 lots, a change of -260 lots from the previous day [1]. - According to SMM data, the price of battery - grade lithium carbonate is quoted at 74,000 - 75,600 yuan/ton, a change of 450 yuan/ton from the previous day, and the price of industrial - grade lithium carbonate is quoted at 71,950 - 73,150 yuan/ton, also a change of 450 yuan/ton. The price of 6% lithium concentrate is 880 US dollars/ton, a change of 15 US dollars/ton from the previous day [1]. - The downstream material factory's operating rate is continuously increasing, and the demand supports the spot transactions. In terms of supply, new production lines have been put into operation at both the spodumene and salt - lake ends, and it is expected that the total output of lithium carbonate in October still has growth potential. In terms of demand, the new energy vehicle market in the power sector is growing rapidly in both commercial and passenger vehicles, and the energy storage market has strong supply and demand [1]. - The weekly production increased by 242 tons to 21,308 tons, with a slight increase in production from spodumene, lepidolite, salt lakes, and recycling. The weekly inventory decreased by 2,292 tons to 130,366 tons. The inventories of smelters and downstream decreased, while the inventory in the intermediate link increased slightly. The recent consumer side has strong support [2]. Core View - The recent rebound of the futures market is mainly affected by continuous inventory reduction, early cancellation of warehouse receipts, lower - than - expected resumption of production of previously shut - down mines, and strong consumer support. Currently, there is some support during the consumption peak season, the short - term supply - demand pattern is good, and the continuous inventory reduction supports the market. After the recent continuous rise of the market, the futures market has a large premium over the spot. It is expected that the willingness of upstream hedging will increase when the price reaches 80,000 yuan/ton. Attention should be paid to the inflection points of consumption and inventory. If consumption weakens and mine production resumes, the inventory may change from reduction to accumulation, and the market may decline [3]. Strategy - Unilateral: Short - term range operation. If the market continues to rebound, short - selling hedging can be carried out at high prices [3]. - Options: None [3] - Inter - period: None [4] - Cross - variety: None [4] - Spot - futures: None [4]