France-based metallurgy firm Eramet and utility company Suez announced this week that they will begin the recycling of electric vehicle (EV) batteries at a site in Dunkirk, northern France, beginning in 2025

Aluminium premiums in Asia and the United States were little changed in the week to Tuesday September 26, while premiums in Europe declined across the board

Silicon production outside China will need to increase significantly if it is to provide sufficient material to produce battery anodes for the energy transition in the rest of the world, sources told Fastmarkets in the week to Tuesday September 26

China’s aluminium industry can expect to see growing demand from the downstream packaging sector, Fastmarkets understands, after the government proposed to speed up the use of aluminium foil in food packaging

Delegates at Fastmarkets’ European Battery Raw Materials Conference in Amsterdam, held September 18-20, discussed their expectations and the likely developments in the global battery raw materials markets. Here are five key takeaways

China’s lithium prices continued to decrease over the week to Thursday September 21 amid ongoing downward pressure from scarce spot demand and bearish sentiment, as well as weakening Chinese futures

Spectro Alloys has unveiled a $71 million recycling expansion plan geared at enhancing its aluminium sorting and melting capabilities for sheet and billet casting amid subdued market conditions

Alloy smelters in China are actively seeking state certification for “green” ferro-alloys to improve their competitiveness among steelmakers, sources told Fastmarkets this week

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A new platform launched by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) could see a collective order of 2 million short tons of green steel from major companies, propelling the North American steel industry’s decarbonization push