The global trade for manganese ore and other metals shipped in containers is being constrained by weak demand despite lower freight costs and higher availability of boxes

The United States government will provide almost $74 million in funding to 10 projects to advance technologies and processes for electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling and reuse

Lithium hydroxide spot prices continued to rise across the board in the week to Tuesday November 15, with key producers bringing expansion projects online and demand expected to remain healthy, market sources said

Battery raw materials analyst, Jordan Roberts, discusses whether unconventional lithium extraction will be able to satisfy current lithium supply/demand challenges

Five key takeaways from the annual nickel and cobalt conference hosted by Chinese information provider Antaike over November 2-4 in Changzhou, China

Junior lithium start-up, Green Lithium, will aim to produce 50,000 tonnes per year of battery-grade lithium to meet 6% of the EU and UK’s 2030 battery requirements

The government of Canada has ordered two Hong Kong-based companies and another in China to divest their shares in three lithium miners based in the North American country

Key battery raw materials such as cobalt and lithium were among the main discussion points at London Metal Exchange (LME) Week during the week of Monday, October 24

The Chinese battery-related nickel market has continued to show strength, with domestic prices rising and demand appearing strong for intermediate feedstock products such as nickel mixed-hydroxide-precipitate (MHP). But the international sulfate market has continued to show weakness on a spot basis with little buying interest reported.

Black mass will require a set of global specifications for recycled battery materials for it to be commoditized.