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Morning briefing: Lithium price lacks momentum on strong supply

Source: Mysteel Dec 11, 2024 08:56
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On the demand end, the LFP producers produced based on the orders received, and the demand for lithium carbonate was modest as they had sufficient in-plant raw material stocks. Currently the producers mostly focused on the negotiations of long-term orders with the battery cell factories, and the price competitions were intensive. It is expected that the lithium carbonate supply and demand will both stay robust in December, and the bullish news on the macro front could hardly lift the prices significantly. And the destocking will probably a key signal for the lithium carbonate price pivot.

On the futures market, the lithium carbonate futures contract opened the day session at a high level on bullish sentiment on the macro front, but closed the day in the negative amidst accumulating warrants. On the spot market, the transactions weakened palpably, and the bids of some cathode factories were below Yuan 75,000/tonne, while the traders would sell with a discount of around Yuan 1,000/tonne.  On the demand end, the LFP producers produced based on the orders received, and the demand for lithium carbonate was modest as they had sufficient in-plant raw material stocks. Currently the producers mostly focused on the negotiations of long-term orders with the battery cell factories, and the price competitions were intensive.   It is expected that the lithium carbonate supply and demand will both stay robust in December, and the bullish news on the macro front could hardly lift the prices significantly. And the destocking will probably a key signal for the lithium carbonate price pivot.

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