Graphite availability and total EV battery costs were two key reasons for less active participation by automakers in securing key material

Spot prices for spodumene concentrate continued to post sharp gains over the past fortnight due to tight supply combined with continuously improving demand for downstream lithium chemicals amid booming electric vehicle demand worldwide

After the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, the seaborne iron ore market will be affected by the macro-economic environment, seasonally low supplies and ongoing or additional steel production cuts in northern China, sources told Fastmarkets this week. Positive monetary policy boost Market sentiment has been particularly sensitive, in the short term, to official Chinese government […]

Six things you need to know about base metals markets in 2022

Fastmarkets’ graphite electrodes launch illuminates rising offer prices amid limited availability, according to market participants

High-level talks between Russia, the US and military bloc NATO wrap after strong warnings of military actions in the Black Sea

Electra Battery Materials Corp has signed a battery recycling and cobalt sulfate supply agreement with Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corp, the Canada-based company said

The United States and the United Kingdom have initiated bilateral talks to hash out the future of Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium imports into the US, and retaliatory UK tariffs on certain US exports. US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai and UK Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie […]

The suite of commodities contracts will include cobalt metal, cobalt hydroxide, lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide

The world is going to need more graphite, both in natural and synthetic forms, to meet the demands from the energy transition