Panelists at an industry conference last month shared their opinions on what is known and unknown about the US government’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its likely consequences for the global battery raw materials supply chain

Chinese participants are mulling over nickel sulfate exports into neighboring Japan and South Korea, with the main driver the regional price gap between China and these countries, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday June 27

Increased prices for key battery raw materials such as nickel, cobalt and lithium are continuing to assist demand for shredded nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) lithium-ion batteries

The CME Group will launch a cash-settled lithium carbonate contract that will be settled against Fastmarkets’ assessment for lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea

China will extend its tax breaks for the purchase of new energy vehicles (NEVs) between 2024 and 2027

The price for spherical natural graphite in China has fallen to its lowest level in June 2023 since Fastmarkets began tracking it in 2012. The question remains, what is behind this historically low price?

Major Chinese battery makers are expanding their battery portfolio to sodium batteries from dominant LFP and NCM batteries. This is unlikely to impose much threat for the usage of lithium.

As uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) skyrockets, we look at some of the key trends in the lithium battery recycling and black mass markets

The European Parliament adopted an update to the European Union’s battery directive on Wednesday June 14, which is intended to further foster circular production for batteries in the bloc

China’s automotive output and sales posted year-on-year growth in May amid measures to promote consumption during the May Day holiday and due to a low base a year earlier, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said