Looking ahead to 2025, lithium carbonate price is anticipated to stabilize around the cost line rather than continuing to decline. the price of LiPF6 saw a slight drop. The weaknening support from raw material—lithium carbonate and sluggish downstream demand were the main reasons for the drop.
Major market dynamics
The 2024 performance forecasts of Tianqi Lithium Co., Ltd. and Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. indicated that both companies would incur a net loss in 2024.
- On 22 Feb., 2025, LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD. Will take control of Jiangsu Lopal Tech. Co., Ltd.'s subsidiary via capital increase.
- On 20 Feb., 2025, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.'s subsidiary signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Volkswagen Group China.
- On 14 Feb., 2025, the United States International Trade Commission announced that it would initiate an investigation into certain polyvinylidene fluoride from China.
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- Outlook on China's lithium carbonate price in 2025
- LiPF6 prices remain on slight downward trend in Feb. 2025
- Canmax Technologies develops lithium resources in Africa
- Two top lithium miners project plunge in net profit in 2024
- Tonze and DFD's 2024 performance forecasts
- USITC launches investigation into Chinese PVDF
- Huabo Chemical's 20,000 t/a LiPF6 project
- Tonze begins trial production of its LiPF6 raw material project
- Wanhua Chemical (Yantai) starts construction of battery materials park
- LGES to take control of Lopal Tech's subsidiary via capital increase
- Ronbay Technology's net profit declines by nearly 50% YoY
- Jiangsu Bluestar's 60,000 t/a LiFSI project
- Ganfeng Lithium launches lithium salt lake project into production
- Hunan Yuneng 2024 performance forecast
- Yunnan Energy receives lithium battery separator orders
- Recent developments of CATL
- China's installed capacity of power battery increases by 20.1% YoY in Jan.
- CALB starts construction of battery base in Portugal
- Eight departments push for high-quality development of new energy storage manufacturing
- Cathode materials prices fall in Feb. 2025
- Anode materials prices remain stable in Feb. 2025
- Prices of major Li-ion battery materials in China in Feb. 2025


