Spot market premiums for nickel products showed mixed fortunes in Europe and the US in the week ended Tuesday January 24, with briquette premiums in both regions moving downward on a shift in sentiment

Fastmarkets looks ahead to 2023 and beyond at some key predictions for the battery materials market as the world continues to strive towards a new generation of energy markets

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the name of its nickel mixed hydroxide-precipitate expressed price assessment and to amend the nickel content specifications to reflect the market more closely.

With global lithium-ion battery production forecast to grow significantly in the coming years, market participants in the global nickel industry are working on the most efficient way to produce nickel sulfate for lithium-ion battery cathodes

Nonferrous scrap export volumes from the United States rose in October, with decreases in used beverage cans (UBCs), nickel and zinc scrap being offset by increases in aluminium, copper and lead scrap, according to the latest data from the US Department of Commerce. In year-to-date comparisons, however, only exports of aluminium scrap declined

Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) and joint-venture partner La Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines) will reinstate copper-cobalt producer Boss Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Recycling and sustainable production have become topics that mining companies have had to face up to, the audience at Mines and Money’s Resourcing Tomorrow conference heard

Muthu Krishna, battery cost modeller at Fastmarkets, discusses the impact of high battery raw material prices and the increasing popularity of LFP

The markets for mixed-hydroxide-precipitate (MHP) and Chinese nickel sulfate have stabilized after a period of volatility on the London Metal Exchange and cooling demand in China, Fastmarkets heard on Monday November 21

Vale Canada and General Motors (GM) have signed an agreement for the long-term supply of battery-grade nickel sulfate, Vale Canada said on Thursday November 17