Recently I was talking to my friend who works in the battery factory, he told me that last year's production of lithium batteries exceeded expectations. But you know what? Even with the huge demand, the prices are still fluctuating like crazy . I think it's because the industry is still not mature enough. My cousin's company is trying to diversify its products and invest in other areas, but it's hard to escape the volatility of the lithium market . As for the structural transformation of the mining industry, I think it's about time. The old ways are just not sustainable anymore. We need to adapt to the new energy landscape and create a more balanced ecosystem .
recent years china's energy transformation has driven a structural reconfiguration of the mineral demand chain, and lithium has risen from being an industrial auxiliary material to a strategic resource. 2024 saw lithium demand surge above 13 million tons, nearly 9 times the level in 2010. however, the industry has always been plagued by volatility, with lithium's development never proceeding smoothly . even after bottoming out in november 2022, we're still seeing periodic supply and demand misalignments... it feels like lithium is stuck in an endless cycle of boom and bust .