Availability concerns on certain materials and in specific regions have been supporting the emergence of a premium for alloy-grade cobalt against standard-grade material, compounded by the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and its potential effect on flows of Russian cobalt

More pellets will be funneled into sustainable aviation fuel projects and to coal-fired plants

Supply challenges persist to meet rising rare earths demand, reports Davide Ghilotti

It comes as US oil refiners compete for strategic advantages and limited low carbon feedstock resources

A bullish long-term outlook for lithium has resource-rich Argentina looking to incentivize bringing more projects into the country over the next three years to meet soaring global demand for the battery raw material

A ruling by a court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) placing a temporary administrator in charge of China Molybdenum’s cobalt mine in the country could have significant implications for the cobalt hydroxide market, sources have told Fastmarkets

Why this key feedstock for the production of lithium chemicals is seeing extremely healthy conversion margins after its 2021 lows

Cobalt market participants have reported that this week’s Russian invasion of Ukraine will compound the tightness in availability of units in the spot market while some opt to steer clear of handling Russian material

Why the most common lithium pricing mechanisms don't serve the strategic aims of the EV market

How provincial government carbon emission KPIs have triggered energy shortages and controls