The gathering of early information on carbon emissions by the supply chain, and additional transparency, can create marketing opportunities for producers of battery raw materials (BRM) before such reporting is made mandatory, according to panelists at Fastmarkets’ European BRM Conference

September and October are usually peak demand months for Chinese markets, leading to them being coined “Golden September” and “Silver October”. However, demand may fail to meet traditional expectations in China’s lithium market this year

The economic feasibility of securing supplies of critical raw materials such as gallium and germanium could threaten the "green" transition to the use of electric vehicles, a UK-based industry association, the Critical Minerals International Alliance (CMIA), told Fastmarkets

Guest contributor, Ewa Manthey from ING Research, provides a comprehensive overview of how EV supply chains are being impacted by the surge in demand for battery raw materials

UK-based battery recycling firm Altilium has received an investment worth $2.5 million to bolster its development of the UK’s only commercial facility to produce recycled cathode active materials (CAM) from the scrapped batteries of electric vehicles (EVs)

Australia-listed graphite miner Syrah Resources has received approval for a $150-million conditional loan commitment for its wholly owned subsidiary Twigg Exploration & Mining Ltd in Balama, Mozambique, the company announced on Monday September 11

Toronto-based graphite producer NextSource Materials has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korean battery precursor materials’ producer Posco International, it announced on Tuesday September 5

Black mass buyers re-entered the market to take advantage of lower payables and to restock material over the past week, industry sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 6

Provincial authorities in Indonesia’s mining hub of North Maluku province proposed a nickel mining suspension in the region’s Central Halmahera Regency amid environmental concerns

United States-based lithium producer Albemarle has submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of Australian lithium miner Liontown for A$3.00 ($1.92) in cash per share, the former said last Sunday September 3