Developments in prevalent battery chemistries and geopolitical moves to onshore key battery raw materials (BRM) supply will likely require significant changes to the manganese sulfate supply chain, Fastmarkets understands

An interview with Patrick Lynch, founder of Bioledger

Fastmarkets explores two key emerging battery chemistries and whether they have the ability to alleviate battery material supply challenges

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

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

Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia try to impose preventative measures to address concerns of local farmers

China’s impending export ban on gallium and germanium will be detrimental to the cost-effective manufacturing of advanced semiconductor chips in the United States in the near term

Corn net stance extended, wheat cuts longs and shorts

The battery raw materials markets continued to be confused and uncertain because of the requirements about the sourcing of key raw materials set out by the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Fastmarkets heard on Wednesday July 12

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