On April 19, duofluoro (002407.sz), a leading enterprise of lithium hexafluorophosphate, announced that the company's sales price of lithium hexafluorophosphate was increased by 30000 yuan / ton for domestic customers and 4500 dollars / ton for international customers on the basis of the original price.

Image source: screenshot of polyfluorouracil announcement

On April 20, Tianji (002759.sz) said that according to the current changes in supply and demand of lithium hexafluorophosphate market, the adjustment of market quotation in the same industry and the release of effective capacity of lithium hexafluorophosphate of Xintai material, a subsidiary of the company, the price of lithium hexafluorophosphate products of the company has recently increased by 15% to 20% on the basis of the existing quotation.

OFweek lithium power grid noted that on March 3, lithium hexafluorophosphate had experienced a substantial price increase. At that time, the domestic quotation rose by 35000 yuan / ton.

It is understood that at present, lithium hexafluorophosphate enterprises are almost at full capacity.

In terms of the specific price of lithium hexafluorophosphate, the quotation on April 16 showed that the quotation of domestic lithium hexafluorophosphate was about 180000 yuan / ton -220000 yuan / ton.

Since September 2020, the price of lithium hexafluorophosphate has risen sharply, from 70000 yuan / ton to 200000 yuan / ton, an increase of nearly 200%!

It is worth noting that the price rise trend of lithium hexafluorophosphate has not changed. The market believes that the leading enterprises of lithium hexafluorophosphate have concentrated production capacity, and the supply of new production capacity is limited in the short term. Under the background of tight production capacity, the price of lithium hexafluorophosphate products is expected to soar to 300000 yuan / ton.

If lithium hexafluorophosphate starts to rise from 70000 yuan / ton, when the price rises to 300000 yuan / ton, its increase will exceed 300%!

Lithium hexafluorophosphate is not only rising in price. Lithium carbonate. The raw material has increased significantly since November 2020, and the growth rate has accelerated since 2021. It is understood that the current price of battery grade lithium carbonate is about 82000 yuan / ton. According to the data of Shanghai Nonferrous Metals network, from October to the end of February 2020, the price of battery grade lithium carbonate increased by 100%, and the price of industrial grade lithium carbonate increased by 117%.

When will the price rise of raw materials stop? At least, judging from the trend of commodity futures, there is no sign of slowing down. It is reported that the highest intraday price of palladium futures in June 2021 reached US $2929 per ounce on the 23rd, surpassing the price in February 2020 and hitting a record high.

For a long time, palladium has been widely used in automobile exhaust gas treatment devices, and the price of palladium has increased for the third consecutive month. Some analysts worry that the rebound in demand from automakers will exacerbate the supply shortage of palladium.

Similarly, with the rapid growth of production and sales of new energy vehicles and the substantial expansion of power battery enterprises, the demand for lithium battery raw materials will only grow. At least in the short term, the price of mainstream lithium battery materials will rise!