From insights into how the battery raw materials supply chain is changing to Albemarle's bullish view of lithium demand growth, Andrea Hotter speaks at length with Eric Norris about his life, career and where Albemarle is headed next

The cobalt hydroxide market has increasingly switched to conducting transactions on an outright $ per lb basis in 2023, due to cobalt metal price volatility and uncertainty in the hydroxide market

Black mass buyers re-entered the market to take advantage of lower payables and to restock material over the past week, industry sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 6

Provincial authorities in Indonesia’s mining hub of North Maluku province proposed a nickel mining suspension in the region’s Central Halmahera Regency amid environmental concerns

United States-based lithium producer Albemarle has submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of Australian lithium miner Liontown for A$3.00 ($1.92) in cash per share, the former said last Sunday September 3

Participants in the nickel market are preparing for a significant ramp-up in demand from regions such as Europe, with demand likely to soar for electric vehicles, which use nickel in their batteries

Joint-venture battery recycler Primobius has agreed with car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz to set up a shredding operation in Kuppenheim, Germany, to recycle battery raw materials

European spot copper market participants noted challenging market conditions in the week to Tuesday, August 22, with financing costs and weak demand putting downward pressure on premiums

Australia-based cobalt and nickel supplier Jervois Global has opted to 'moderate' the pace of restart operations at its Sao Miguel Paulista (SMP) cobalt and nickel refinery in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Argentina wants to be a key supplier of lithium to meet the world’s rapidly growing demand for energy transition, but talks of potential changes to regulations and a lack of trade deals with the US and the EU have caused concern among market participants in the country, Fastmarkets has learned