On August 19, GANFENGLITHIUM declined 3.08% in regular trading to HKD 37.8, with turnover of HKD 121 million, extending weakness from the prior session.

On the news front, a key catalyst weighing on lithium stocks is the advancing restart of CATL's Yichun lithium mine. The Yichun Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment is set to accept the environmental impact assessment filing for the Jiangxi Yifeng-Fengxin lithium mining project. The Jianxiawo lithium mica deposit is the world's largest explored lithium mica mine, with designed full-capacity annual lithium carbonate output of approximately 100,000 tons, previously accounting for 8%-10% of China's total output before suspension.

Meanwhile, institutional selling intensified. Hong Kong Exchange filings show BlackRock reduced its long position in GANFENGLITHIUM H-shares from 8.76% to 7.56% within a month, while Van Eck Associates sold 212,800 shares at HKD 38.56 per share in late July. Within the Specialty Chemicals sector, Dongyue Group fell 3.39% and Tianqi Lithium dropped 1.6%, reflecting broad lithium sector weakness.

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