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The critical materials used in manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles (EV) and energy storage systems (ESS) play a vital role in our move towards a zero-carbon future.
Fastmarkets’ battery raw materials suite brings together the vital commercial insights, data and analytics that you need to help you make accurate forecasts, manage inventories and price risk, benchmark costs against your peers’ and balance the costs and benefits of sustainability.
Our customers get access to in-depth price data and short- and long-term forecasting and analysis for the following raw materials:
We continue to expand our coverage as the global BRM market and the needs of the consumer evolve.
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Fastmarkets’ battery raw materials products give market participants and investors the transparency and clarity to make critical and strategic business decisions.
Trade on market-reflective prices
Validate your price, supply and demand forecasts for 1-2 years in the future
Access critical long-term forecasts for the next 10-15 years
Gain a competitive edge in the emerging battery recycling market
Providing greater transparency into the cost of key Li-ion cell components
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Supply chains for battery and critical raw materials will reorganize themselves, with market efficiency superseding subsidies in supply chains, delegates heard at the recent Financial Times Mining Summit.
From the Lithium Valley Initiative to corporate investments, Brazil is investing in its critical minerals sector in response to shifting global market dynamics triggered by China’s export controls.
Market participants shared insight into the market dynamics for copper, nickel, zinc, lead and tin during LME Week, which ran September 30-October 4
The agreement, valued at about $6.7 billion, has been unanimously approved by both companies’ boards of directors and is expected to close in mid-2025 subject to an Arcadium shareholder vote, according to joint announcement published on Wednesday. “This feels like a significant moment for lithium and shows how far the market has come in recent […]
Prices for lithium carbonate and spodumene rose at the beginning of October, supported by renewed strength on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange (GFEX) following news of stimulus measures to support China’s economy
Mining executives are weighing the benefits and challenges of Chinese partnerships while grappling with price slumps and the looming impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act.
Browse our resource hub for Fastmarkets’ battery raw materials insights and forecasts, as well as additional checklists and ebooks to complete your toolkit for success.
February 25-26, 2025 | Shanghai, China Place yourself at the epicentre of EV excellence and ESS innovation in the BRM industry’s heartland. Fastmarkets is returning to Shanghai in 2025, assembling the key opinion leaders, government representatives and innovators impacting the future of China’s battery raw materials supply chain in 2025 and beyond.
2025年2月25-26日 | 中国，上海 置身全球电池材料核心大国，领略中国电动汽车与储能行业的发展成果及市场潜力！Fastmarkets将于2025年2月重返中国上海，携手中国五矿集团共同举办电池材料会议。届时，会议将邀请国内外电池产业链专家学者、头部企业代表和政府官员共同探讨动力电池行业时下热点与市场前景，分享行业最前沿技术、创新成果，推动动力电池行业协同发展，完善并提升产业链。
April 7-9, 2025 | Seoul, South Korea Grand Hyatt Hotel
June 23-26, 2025 | Las Vegas, USA 2025 Theme: The energy revolution: Powering tomorrow
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