According to the bulk list data of business society, as of September 12, the average price of domestic industrial lithium hydroxide enterprises was 144666.67 yuan / ton, up 5.34% compared with Monday, 31.12% compared with August 12, and 63.16% year-on-year in a three-month cycle.

The lithium hydroxide market continued to rise this week. In terms of cost, the price of upstream spodumene is strong, and the price of lithium carbonate continues to rise sharply. From the supply side, the market supply has increased recently, but the spot supply of mainstream manufacturers is still limited. From the demand side, the downstream follow-up is positive and stable. On September 12, the lithium hydroxide commodity index was 344.44, the same as yesterday, down 9.71% from the highest point of 381.48 in the cycle (September 12, 2016), and up 244.44% from the lowest point of 100.00 on September 4, 2014. (Note: the period refers to the period from September 1, 2014 to now)

Upstream lithium carbonate, according to the data monitoring of business society: the price of industrial grade and battery grade lithium carbonate has risen recently. On September 12, the average price of industrial grade lithium carbonate in East China was 134600 yuan / ton, which was 12.92% higher than that at the beginning of the month (the average price of industrial grade lithium carbonate in East China was 119200 yuan / ton on September 1). On September 12, the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 141800 yuan / ton, which was 12.90% higher than that at the beginning of the month (the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 125600 yuan / ton on September 1).

According to the lithium hydroxide analysts of business society, in general, at present, the price of raw materials is tight, the support is strong, and the tight balance between supply and demand in the spot market continues. It is expected that in the short term, the domestic industrial lithium hydroxide market may be dominated by strong operation, and the specific trend needs to pay more attention to the market interest rate guidance.