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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.
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Validate your price, supply and demand forecasts for 1-2 years in the future
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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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Cobalt Holdings plans to acquire 6,000 tonnes of cobalt. Following their $230M London Stock Exchange listing, this move secures a key cobalt reserve. With the DRC’s export ban affecting prices, the decision reflects shifting industry dynamics
The recent US-China agreement to temporarily reduce tariffs is a major step for global trade, with tariffs on US goods entering China dropping from 125% to 10% and on Chinese goods entering the US decreasing from 145% to 30% starting May 14. While this has boosted markets and created optimism, key industries like autos and steel remain affected, leaving businesses waiting for clearer long-term trade policies.
The US-China trade truce announced on May 12 has brought cautious optimism to China’s non-ferrous metals markets, signaling a possible shift in global trade. Starting May 14, the removal of additional tariffs has impacted sectors like battery raw materials, minor metals and base metals such as zinc and nickel, with mixed reactions. While the improved sentiment has lifted futures prices and trade activity, the long-term effects remain unclear due to challenges like supply-demand pressures and export controls.
Brazil is expected to become a reference in low-cost hard-rock lithium production and an investment hub for foreign companies. But some internal challenges remain for the country, such as funding and legal uncertainties, market participants told Fastmarkets.
Fastmarkets has partnered with the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to launch a series of cash-settled lithium, spodumene and cobalt futures contracts that will be settled against Fastmarkets assessments.
China is a key leader in lithium-ion battery recycling, implementing new national standards designed to strengthen supply chain security, improve efficiency and address increasing market demand by July 2025.
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September 16-18, 2025 | Lisbon Secure a front-row seat for expert analysis and insights into the battery raw materials market – from the leaders and innovators shaping the industry.
September 24-26, 2025 | Bali, Indonesia As demand for critical minerals rises globally, Indonesia is ideally placed to use its reserves as a strategic asset to negotiate trade deals, attract foreign investment, strengthen its geopolitical influence and become a global battery hub. Meet the key players from industry and government at this important event in Bali.
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