Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the given content 2. Core View of the Report - The lithium carbonate futures rose as the market speculated on the change of mine types in Yichun. However, in the afternoon, the increase narrowed due to the broader decline in the A - share market. With the spot price remaining higher than the futures price, stronger price - holding at the mine end, the arrival of the peak demand season, and the uncertainty of the mine type change in Yichun, lithium prices are expected to stop falling and rebound [10] 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Market Review and Operation Suggestions - The lithium carbonate futures increased, with the main contract reaching a maximum of 74,440. The spot price dropped by 900 to 75,000, the Australian ore price remained flat at 850, and the lithium mica ore price dropped by 20 to 1,865. The production losses of salt plants using purchased lithium spodumene and lithium mica expanded to 1,567 and 6,991 respectively [10] 3.2 Industry News - Salt Lake Co., Ltd. (000792) responded to the policy investigation on the compliance of salt - lake lithium extraction mining rights in Qinghai, stating that its mining business is fully compliant and production is stable [13] - Ascend Elements announced the first commercial production of black recycled lithium carbonate with a purity of over 99% at its facility in Georgia. The company plans to expand the annual production of recycled lithium carbonate in the US and Europe to over 15,000 tons by 2027 [13]