The lithium carbonate market remained relatively bearish post the National Day holiday, though the active LFP production scheduling for October validated the traditional seasonal high. Market trading is now focused on expectations of rising supply and weakening demand. On October 8, Yichun's Ecology and Environment Bureau released a pre-acceptance notice for the Jianxiawo lithium mine's EIA report, with a 10-working-day public comment period. On October 11, Jiangte Electric said the safety facility design for its 3-million-tonne/year Xikeng lithium mine in Yifeng County, Jiangxi, received in-principle approval from the National Mine Safety Administration.