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

Demand for neodymium rare earth magnets from the offshore wind power industry is set to soar in the next decade if decarbonization plans are realized

EnergyX expects that its five lithium refinery demonstration plants in North and South America will all be up and running within the next 12 months, bringing the company one step closer to commercialized direct-lithium-extraction (DLE) production, according to chief executive officer Teague Egan. Egan told Fastmarkets that the demonstration plants are being developed in: California’s […]

The supply of battery-grade manganese sulfate will switch from oversupply to deficit by 2028 despite new capacity coming online, especially outside of China, according to Fastmarkets’ most recent forecast ahead of the European Battery Raw Materials Conference in Amsterdam on September 18-20

The combination of slow demand and oversupply has been putting pressure on the price for cobalt, with part of that pressure coming from the changing preference in battery chemistry toward lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries and away from nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) batteries

Brazil-headquartered spodumene producer Sigma Lithium, having recently completed its second successful commercial shipment, has formally become a target for merger and acquisitions, it revealed in a press release published on Wednesday September 13

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

The biofuel producer responds to allegations of receiving fraudulent waste-based feedstock at its Singapore refinery

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