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【SMM Analysis】Weekly Market Review of Lithium Ore from April 14 to April 18
Apr 17, 2025, at 5:00 pm
This week, lithium ore prices continued the weak downward trend from last week. With lithium carbonate prices remaining low, demand-side acceptance of CIF SC6 ore prices at $830/mt and above continued to weaken, leading to a continuous decline in transaction prices and an overall downward shift in market prices. However, due to cost factors, the lower price range of CIF SC6 at $800/mt has become a critical period for upstream suppliers to stand firm on quotes, and the recent rate of price decline has slowed.
In the lepidolite sector, despite upstream suppliers maintaining a firm stance on quotes, downstream smelters showed weak purchase willingness for high-priced lepidolite concentrate amid low lithium carbonate prices. Additionally, the recent spread between futures and spot prices left traders without suitable hedging points, and toll processing willingness also declined, forcing a downward shift in lepidolite concentrate market prices.
