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

Participants in the nickel market are preparing for a significant ramp-up in demand from regions such as Europe, with demand likely to soar for electric vehicles, which use nickel in their batteries

Joint-venture battery recycler Primobius has agreed with car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz to set up a shredding operation in Kuppenheim, Germany, to recycle battery raw materials

A significant gap in the valuations between black mass and mined raw materials persists in the battery raw materials market, Fastmarkets understands

An oversupply of cobalt and a subsequent price slump have led to trader and producer Glencore considering stockpiling and curtailing production of the blue metal, the company said during its earnings call on Tuesday August 8

Developments in the science and technology underpinning silicon-base anode materials have allowed them to reach mainstream commercial viability, according to Gleb Yushin, chief technology officer and co-founder of US-based Sila Nanotechnologies

The demand for electrical steel in the US will outpace the supply of the material, which is currently facing a shortage due to a lack of domestic producers of the value-added steel, the top executive of Kloeckner Metals Corporation (KMC) told Fastmarkets

Albemarle has increased its revenue outlook for 2023 partially due to expectations of improving lithium prices, although some analysts expect the lithium market will be oversupplied in upcoming years