Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - The investment rating for lithium carbonate is "Oscillating" [5] Group 2: Core Viewpoints of the Report - After the holiday, lithium salt prices fluctuated within a narrow range. The fundamentals provide short - term support for prices but cannot independently drive prices up. In the future, the supply side is expected to remain high or even increase, while the demand side faces downward pressure. In the short term, it is a combination of strong reality and weak expectations. It is recommended to focus on short - selling opportunities on rallies and the reverse spread opportunity of LC2511 - 2512 [2][3][12][13] Group 3: Summary by Relevant Catalogs 1. Continued Inventory Reduction During the Peak Season, Focus on Project Restart Progress - Post - holiday (09/26 - 10/10) lithium salt prices had a narrow - range oscillation. LC2510's closing price remained flat at 72,700 yuan/ton, LC2511's closing price decreased by 0.2% to 72,700 yuan/ton. SMM's average spot prices of battery - grade and industrial - grade lithium carbonate decreased by 0.1% to 73,600 and 71,300 yuan/ton respectively. The price of lithium hydroxide slightly declined. The average prices of SMM's coarse - grained and micron - sized battery - grade lithium hydroxide decreased by 0.5% to 73,500 and 78,500 yuan/ton respectively. The price difference between battery - grade lithium hydroxide and battery - grade lithium carbonate narrowed to near zero [11][12] - Currently in the peak - season inventory reduction period, last week's domestic lithium carbonate weekly production slightly increased to 20,600 tons, and inventory decreased by 2,000 tons to 135,000 tons compared to September 25th. In October, downstream production schedules continued to increase month - on - month, and with a slight decrease in imports, domestic lithium carbonate is expected to continue inventory reduction, but the reduction rate is lower than the same period last year [12] 2. Review of Weekly Industry News - Zangge Mining's wholly - owned subsidiary obtained the Real Estate Ownership Certificate (Mining Right) and Mining License, adding associated minerals such as lithium ore, which is significant for ensuring potassium salt supply, developing lithium resources, and enhancing the company's competitiveness [14] - The Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs will implement export controls on lithium batteries and related items with a weight - energy density of 300Wh/kg or more starting from November 8, 2025 [14] - Ford postponed purchasing lithium from Liontown due to the decline in electric vehicle sales, and the future delivery volume will be halved [15] 3. Monitoring of Key High - Frequency Data in the Industry Chain 3.1 Resource End: Spot Quotes of Lithium Concentrate Remained Stable - The spot price of lithium concentrate remained stable, with the average spot price of spodumene concentrate (6%, CIF China) at 839 US dollars/ton, a decrease of 2.1% month - on - month [12] 3.2 Lithium Salts: The Market Trended Weakly and Oscillated - The closing price of the main lithium carbonate futures contract on GFEX (LC2511) decreased by 0.2% month - on - month to 72,740 yuan/ton [12] 3.3 Downstream Intermediate Products: Quotes Slightly Declined - The prices of downstream intermediate products such as lithium iron phosphate and ternary materials showed different trends, with some prices slightly decreasing and some increasing [12] 3.4 Terminal: The Installation Proportion of Lithium Iron Phosphate in August Further Increased - In August, the installation proportion of lithium iron phosphate in power batteries further increased, and relevant data on new energy vehicle production, sales, and penetration rate were also presented [41]