During the week, lithium battery scrap showed a volatile but strong trend, with market transactions proceeding normally. Overall, the price of multi-component scrap edged up, the payables for nickel and cobalt metal salts remained stable, while that of lithium carbonate saw a slight increase. Most hydrometallurgical plants quoted unified payables for nickel, cobalt, and lithium metal salts, primarily purchasing on a rigid demand basis to maintain production, while speculative transactions accounted for a relatively small proportion of the market. The price of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) scrap fluctuated significantly during the week. Influenced by the tight supply-demand balance in the lithium salt market, holders maintained a bullish outlook on scrap prices, making LFP scrap prices prone to rise but difficult to fall