Recently approved at the European Parliament, a new legislation that sets rules for batteries used in electric mobility devices is an important policy step to secure supply chains, though not necessarily ground-breaking, according to analysts and market participants

Higher prices for cobalt metal have led to increased interest for assays of lithium cobalt oxide (LCO) black mass in Asia, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday July 12

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

Recycling requirements under new European Union battery regulations could see exports of black mass from Europe fall close to zero as soon as 2025, Fastmarkets heard at the E-waste World battery recycling conference in Frankfurt last week

Increased prices for key battery raw materials such as nickel, cobalt and lithium are continuing to assist demand for shredded nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) lithium-ion batteries

The copper industry must work together to decarbonize procedures across the board to tackle the challenges of climate change while moves toward electrification will create a boom in copper demand, Aurubis chief executive officer Roland Harings has said

In a highly energy-intensive and carbon-generative industry like ferro-chrome, producers naturally have a growing focus on their energy usage and emission levels and what they can do to mitigate them, especially while end users increasingly look to solidify their own green credentials

As uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) skyrockets, we look at some of the key trends in the lithium battery recycling and black mass markets

A new lithium chemicals refinery in Germany will use recycled feedstock for half of its capacity by 2030, according to its owner, Livista Energy Europe

The US Department of Energy announced on Monday June 12 that it was allocating more than $192 million in new funding for recycling batteries from consumer products