For lithium carbonate, the futures price plummeted yesterday on rumor that there was solid progress in Zimbabwe's lithium export ban, since the market narrative has now shifted from demand to supply concerns. On the demand end, the downstream players actively built stocks when lithium prices dropped earlier, and the current stockpiling was relatively slow. And some players sold excessive stocks when lithium prices were high. Still, April LFP production is expected to rise further by 4% compared with March, Mysteel's survey showed.