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The Second Glut: Restarts Break China's Lithium Rally

26 Jul 2026 / 2 min read

Lithium carbonate futures in Guangzhou have fallen to a five-month low; not because demand cracked, but because the price rally itself summoned the supply back. Jianxiawo is pouring again, Australia is reopening pits, and Beijing is preparing to tax the very boom that kept prices up.

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