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Major Chinese battery makers are expanding their battery portfolio to sodium batteries from dominant LFP and NCM batteries. This is unlikely to impose much threat for the usage of lithium.
China’s automotive output and sales posted year-on-year growth in May amid measures to promote consumption during the May Day holiday and due to a low base a year earlier, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said
Progress is being made toward fostering more environmentally friendly manganese metal production, with market participants increasingly considering the carbon emissions and environmental impact of electrolytic manganese metal (EMM) production
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
We look at some key predictions for the battery materials market from our recent global outlook webinar. Register to access the webinar recording for free
East Asian battery-grade lithium carbonate prices surged on Tuesday June 6, spurred on by the ongoing rally in the Chinese domestic market and catching up with battery grade lithium hydroxide prices
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