Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided 2. Core Viewpoints - The signing of memorandums between BYD and CATL, two leading lithium - ion battery companies, and BHP has led to a significant rise in the lithium - ion battery sector [4][5]. - The cooperation establishes the first - mover advantage of CATL and BYD in the industrial battery field, and expands the application scenarios of new - energy lithium - ion batteries, driving the expected future demand growth and promoting the development of lithium - ion battery technology [5]. - Under recent positive stimuli, lithium carbonate is oscillating strongly in the range of 65,000 - 68,000 yuan per ton [5]. 3. Summary by Related Content Cooperation Details - BYD's wholly - owned subsidiary FDB and BHP will jointly research and explore power battery system solutions and supporting flash - charging infrastructure for heavy - duty mining equipment and locomotives, and explore the use of BYD commercial and light vehicles in BHP's mines to promote the diesel replacement technology process [4]. - CATL and BHP will cooperate in areas such as electrification of mining equipment, construction of fast - charging infrastructure, energy storage, and battery recycling to promote the electrification transformation of mine operations [4]. Market Performance - Lithium - ion battery stocks have hit the daily limit, and the sentiment has driven up lithium carbonate futures. As of the time of writing, the main contract price of lithium carbonate is 66,780 yuan per ton, with an intraday high of 68,360 yuan per ton [5]. Market Scale Forecast - According to BloombergNEF, the global market size of electrified mining equipment is expected to reach $28 billion by 2030 [5].

Core Insights - CATL has signed a memorandum of cooperation with BHP to collaborate in various fields including mining equipment electrification, fast charging infrastructure development, energy storage, and battery recycling [1] Group 1: Collaboration Areas - The partnership will focus on product research and development for battery solutions suitable for heavy mining equipment and railway locomotives [1] - Both companies will work together to establish corresponding fast charging infrastructure [1] - The collaboration will explore the application scenarios of energy storage systems in BHP's global mining operations [1]