Shanghai Aijian Securities·2026-02-09 10:28Investment Rating - The industry is rated as "Outperform" [2] Core Insights - The production of positive materials in December showed a year-on-year increase, with domestic battery production reaching 201.7 GWh in December 2025, a growth of approximately 62% year-on-year and 14% month-on-month [2] - Lithium carbonate prices have decreased, with industrial-grade lithium carbonate priced at 134,000 CNY/ton as of February 6, 2026, reflecting a weekly decline of 9.46% [2] - The average price of energy storage cells has significantly increased, with prices for various types of lithium iron phosphate cells rising by 3.02% to 4.96% as of February 6, 2026 [2] - The demand for lithium iron phosphate batteries reached a monthly shipment of 79.8 GWh in December 2025, marking a year-on-year increase of 30.82% [2] - The global sales of new energy vehicles reached 2.1521 million units in December 2025, showing a year-on-year growth of 11.50% [2] Summary by Sections Production - In December 2025, the production of lithium iron phosphate positive materials was 26,930 tons, a year-on-year increase of 32.48% [2] Prices - The average price of lithium iron phosphate (power type) was reported at 47,100 CNY/ton on January 9, 2026, an increase of 4.43% from January 4, 2026 [2] - The average price of liquid-cooled container energy storage systems increased slightly, with prices reaching 0.48 and 0.55 CNY/Wh as of February 6, 2026 [2] Domestic Demand - The monthly shipment of ternary power batteries remained stable at 18.2 GWh in December 2025, with a year-on-year increase of 27.27% [2] Overseas Demand - The export volume of Chinese power batteries in December 2025 was 19.0 GWh, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 47.29% [2]