February 12th news: The French government has invested 50 million euros in the Arielle lithium mine project in Iméris. Chempricehub's analysis of lithium carbonate shows a long-short score of -1.5. The French government's investment of 50 million euros in the Arielle lithium mine project will accelerate the development of lithium resources, increase the supply of raw materials for lithium carbonate, and is expected to boost production in the long term, exerting significant downward pressure on spot prices. Combined with lithium carbonate futures data, the settlement price of the main contract 2605 is 144,140 yuan per ton, having risen by 6,520 yuan recently. However, this investment event reinforces market expectations of oversupply, which may lead to downward pressure on future contract prices such as 2605 and 2609, intensifying bearish sentiment.