Report Title - The report is titled "Carbonate Lithium Daily Review 20251029: Beware of Price Reversals after Peaking" [1] Report Industry Investment Rating - No industry investment rating is provided in the report Core Viewpoints - The current supply and demand are both strong, with low inventory pressure upstream. The price is rising due to macro - improvement and warrant cancellation. However, production is continuously increasing, downstream inventory replenishment is slowing down, and the inflection point of power demand may be approaching. It is necessary to guard against price reversals after peaking. The trading strategy suggests shorting on rallies [2] Summary by Relevant Content 1. Market Data on October 28, 2025 - Futures Prices: The closing prices of near - month, consecutive - one, consecutive - two, consecutive - three contracts of carbonate lithium futures decreased compared to the previous day, with declines ranging from 260 to 340 yuan/ton. The closing price of the active contract decreased by 260 yuan/ton to 81640 yuan/ton [2] - Trading Volume and Open Interest: The trading volume of the active contract was 729307 lots, an increase of 214852 lots compared to the previous day. The open interest was 488803 lots, an increase of 5325 lots [2] - Inventory: The inventory was 27335 tons, a decrease of 404 tons compared to the previous day [2] - Spreads: The spread between near - month and consecutive - one contracts was - 680 yuan/ton, a decrease of 60 yuan/ton compared to the previous day. The spread between consecutive - one and consecutive - two contracts was 320 yuan/ton, an increase of 80 yuan/ton [2] - Base Price: The base price (SMM battery - grade carbonate lithium average price - carbonate lithium active contract closing price) was - 3140 yuan/ton, an increase of 2210 yuan/ton compared to the previous day [2] 2. Raw Material Prices - The prices of spodumene concentrate, lithium mica, and various lithium ores increased. For example, the average price of spodumene concentrate (6%, CIF China) was 925 US dollars/ton, an increase of 19 US dollars/ton compared to the previous day [2] 3. Lithium Product Prices - The average prices of battery - grade and industrial - grade carbonate lithium increased. The average price of battery - grade carbonate lithium was 78500 yuan/ton, an increase of 1950 yuan/ton compared to the previous day [2] - The average prices of different types of lithium hydroxide also increased slightly. The average price of battery - grade micro - powder lithium hydroxide was 79700 yuan/ton, an increase of 550 yuan/ton compared to the previous day [2] 4. Other Related Product Prices - The average price of hexafluorophosphate lithium (99.95% domestic) was 100500 yuan/ton, an increase of 3000 yuan/ton compared to the previous day [2] - The prices of some ternary precursors and materials increased slightly, and the prices of some cathode materials such as lithium iron phosphate also increased [2] 5. Inventory Data - The SMM carbonate lithium inventory decreased. The total inventory was 130366 tons, a decrease of 2292 tons compared to the previous week. Among them, the inventory of smelters decreased by 602 tons, the inventory of downstream decreased by 2460 tons, and the inventory of others increased by 770 tons [2] 6. Industry News - On October 28, Dazhong Mining announced that its wholly - owned subsidiary Liuzhou Chengtai Mining Investment Co., Ltd. obtained a 30 - year "Mining License" for the Hunan Jijiaoshan lithium mine. The lithium ore resource volume is 48987200 tons, equivalent to about 3.2443 million tons of carbonate equivalent. The open - pit mining scale is 20 million tons per year, which can produce 80000 tons of lithium carbonate per year [2] - Chile's lithium national strategy is advancing. The Chilean Ministry of Mining has submitted a decree to the Comptroller - General of the Republic, specifying the terms and conditions of CEOL contracts with several consortia, which will enable the development of a lithium project in the Quillagua Este area [2]
碳酸锂日评：谨防价格冲高回落-20251029