SHANGHAI, Mar 21 (SMM) - In order to ensure stable supply and price of lithium resource products, and promote the healthy development of new energy vehicles and power batteries, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), together with the Price Department of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), and the Price Supervision, Inspection and Anti-Unfair Competition Bureau of the State Administration of Market Supervision organised a symposium on the operation of the lithium industry and the price increase of upstream materials for power batteries on March 16 and March 17, with key upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry chain attending the meeting.