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Whether you’re in procurement, an analyst or working in corporate development in the battery materials supply chain, you need insights, forecasts and price data that you can trust. With Fastmarkets’ battery material insights and forecasts, you can make informed decisions, anticipate changes in this rapidly evolving market and drive your business to success.
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The drive towards electrification and surge in demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has presented a complex set of challenges for the EV industry. You’ll need Fastmarkets forecasts and insights to help you:

  • Optimize your supply chain by strengthening your purchasing strategy and inventory management by offering access to price changes and material costs
  • Plan for the future when the volatility of raw materials prices makes it difficult to secure supplies and ultimately impacts EV profitability
  • Reduce price risks in your value chain by gaining visibility over the production of raw materials and the associated costs
  • Focus on creating a sustainable battery material supply chain by investing in battery recycling to close the EV supply chain loop
Find out what else is happening in the battery raw materials market

China’s lepidolite production on a lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) basis accounted for 12.2% of global lithium production in 2022 and is forecast to account for more than 15% of global lithium production in 2032

UK-based Watercycle Technologies and precious metal recovery specialist RSBruce Metals & Machinery have extracted commercial-grade lithium and almost 100% pure graphite from spent electric vehicle (EV) batteries, they announced on May 2

The US is lagging in its ability to collect and process lithium-ion batteries, contributing to a massive impending deficit in the domestic supply of lithium that is needed to meet demand for electric vehicles (EVs)


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