NextSource has begun flake graphite production at its Molo mine in Madagascar ahead of a potential bottleneck in natural and synthetic graphite anode material produced outside of China, executive vice president Brent Nykoliation told Fastmarkets

Much of the focus in the manganese sulfate market is now on the development of a supply chain outside of China, Fastmarkets understands

Fastmarkets experts use the Fastmarkets NewGen lithium long-term forecast to explore Europe's lithium reserves and look into whether there is adequate lithium supply to meet the soaring demand for sustainable energy solutions

The anode market has increasingly shifted focus to synthetic graphite from natural material in response to increased capacity and changing feedstock in China, which dominates the global market. And in response Fastmarkets will start to price assess petroleum needle coke and green petroleum coke on an ex-works China basis

Tata Group announced this week that it is to invest £4 billion ($5.2 billion) in a 40GW battery cell 'gigafactory' in the UK - producing both lithium and cobalt-based batteries for car manufacturers in the UK and across Europe

China’s preference for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries continued to grow in June, with the country’s output of such batteries rising by 11.64% month on month to 42.2 gigawatt hours (GWh), according to data from China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance (CABIA)

China’s auto output and sales rose for a second straight month in June, due to central and local government stimulus measures, along with carmakers introducing new models and sales incentives to try and hit their mid-year sales targets

More stringent targets for the recycling of batteries are about to enter into force in the European Union (EU) after heads of government who met at the Council of the EU moved to rubber-stamp the bloc’s battery regulation this week

As the battery materials market continues to experience price volatility, we use the Fastmarkets NewGen Battery Cost Index to explore future cell costs and discover whether smaller battery packs offer a solution to the raw material supply crunch

Yunnan Shanshan, a subsidiary of major graphite anode producer Shanshan Technology, started production at its new manufacturing base in China’s Yunnan province on Friday June 30