SunSirs: China's Total Lithium Carbonate Production Reached 85,000 Tons in August

In August 2025, China's monthly lithium carbonate production reached 85,000 tons, a 5% month-over-month increase and a significant 39% year-over-year surge, setting a new record.

Here are some lithium industry news:

On August 25, after more than two years of unremitting research, the ZhongRMB Oilfield obtained 99.4% pure industrial-grade lithium carbonate from produced water in the Dongpu old area, providing raw materials for the new energy battery industry.

On September 1, Tianqi Lithium announced plans to build a lithium sulfide project in Meishan, Sichuan. Construction has commenced on a pilot project with an annual production capacity of 50 tons of lithium sulfide.

Shaanxi Coal Geology recently successfully won the exploration rights for a lithium mine in Ruoqiang County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Separately, Sichuan Energy Power's 30,000-ton annual lithium salt project has successfully produced battery-grade lithium carbonate.

As an integrated internet platform providing benchmark prices, on September 4, the benchmark price of industrial-grade lithium carbonate on SunSirs was 74,333.33 RMB/ton, a 3.43% decrease from 76,973.33 RMB/ton at the beginning of the month.

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