碳酸锂：震荡企稳，聚焦资金博弈与供需边际，成材：重心下移偏弱运行

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided Report Core View - The price of finished steel is expected to move in a sideways and consolidating manner, with its focus shifting downward and showing a weak performance. The price of lithium carbonate is expected to stabilize in a volatile manner, with the market focusing on capital games and marginal supply - demand changes [2][3][4] Summary by Relevant Catalog Finished Steel - Yunnan and Guizhou short - process construction steel producers' shutdown during the Spring Festival is expected to affect 741,000 tons of construction steel output, and 6 short - process steel mills in Anhui will also have production affected. From December 30, 2024, to January 5, 2025, the transaction area of new commercial housing in 10 key cities decreased by 40.3% month - on - month and increased by 43.2% year - on - year [2][3] - The price of finished steel continued to decline yesterday, hitting a new low. In the context of weak supply and demand, market sentiment is pessimistic, and winter storage is sluggish, providing little price support [2][3] Lithium Carbonate - Yesterday, the main lithium carbonate contract LC2605 closed at 100,600 CNY/ton, with a 1.4% decrease in trading volume, increased open interest, and a continued net - short position of the main force. The basis of the main contract narrowed to - 4,750 CNY/ton, with increased upstream selling willingness and decreased downstream purchasing enthusiasm [2] - Supply - side raw material prices rose slightly year - on - year, strengthening cost support. The weekly operating rate of lithium carbonate was 51.29%, a 0.27% increase, and the output was 21,998 tons, a 0.33% increase. The lithium spodumene process was the core growth driver, with new projects being launched. The potential cancellation of Jiangte Motor's Shiziling mining right strengthened short - term bullish sentiment, and the commissioning of Xikeng and Inner Mongolia Veraste projects clarified long - term production capacity release [3] - On the demand side, the output of cathode materials decreased slightly and inventory continued to decline. Some lithium iron phosphate manufacturers will raise processing fees in 2026. In the terminal market, the output of new energy vehicles and automotive lithium - ion batteries increased by 17% and 32.7% year - on - year in November, and new energy vehicle sales increased significantly year - on - year as of December 7, with short - term adjustments but long - term resilience [3] - As of December 11, the weekly inventory of the SMM sample continued to decline, with the overall inventory remaining tight, which supported price [3] - Macroeconomic policies such as the Fed's potential interest - rate cut, the Qinghai Salt Lake industry plan, and the Central Economic Work Conference provided long - term support for lithium carbonate's supply - demand pattern. Market sentiment was affected by supply - demand balance and various production - capacity news, leading to intensified long - short games. Short - term price fluctuations may intensify due to long - term production capacity release and the net - short position of the main force [4]