In the ever-expanding world of electric vehicles (EVs), industry players face three key challenges; securing a reliable supply of battery materials, determining the most cost-effective battery chemistry and navigating the impact of current price momentum on profit margins.

A recent clarification of the Section 45X tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that includes aluminium in the critical minerals list will help boost domestic production, according to aluminium producers in the United States

Demand for ferrous scrap rises in North America is surging and competition in the region for scrap and iron metallics is hotting up

Please note Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-NIO-0005 nickel mixed hydroxide precipitate, outright price, fob Indonesia, which was published incorrectly on Monday December 18.

With China’s stringent implementation of its gallium export controls persisting through to the end of 2023 at least, 2024 looks set to become a make-or-break year for gallium market participants outside China

Pulp buyers snap up domestic resale BSK tonnages instead as prices declined proportionally with BSK futures

The aluminum billet markets in the key global locations of Europe, Brazil and Thailand softened in the month to Friday December 15, while the US market edged higher

The domestic soybean oil market in Brazil has seen higher bid prices due to solid biodiesel demand

Legislation to implement a US production tax credit for rare earth magnets made domestically has been introduced in the US Senate with bipartisan backing, the proposing senators announced on Friday December 15

Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are expected to take the largest market share in the next 10 years, driving the need for more pricing transparency across the chemistry’s supply chain