Battery raw materials news and analysis

Keep on top of volatility with battery materials news and intel

Battery materials play a critical role in the supply chain as the resources for tomorrow’s energy markets. They are enabling the new energy reality, powering electric vehicle (EV) batteries and energy storage systems, fueling transport and remaking energy grids.

The transition to this new generation of energy markets will be volatile and noisy, particularly in understanding the impact of soaring lithium-ion battery demand. Keeping up with the news and understanding the context behind the coverage will be central to current and future market participants. Fastmarkets provides deep insights into what is happening and why, as well as what this means to you. That way, you can see clearly during what will be a volatile transition.

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The key discussion topics across the battery raw materials sector ahead of Fastmarkets’ Asian Battery Raw Materials conference taking place in Seoul on April 22-23

Codelco will make a choice on a partner for its lithium properties in the Maricunga salt flat in Chile’s Atacama region in the first quarter of 2025, the chairman of the state-owned producer said on Monday, April 15

Metal exchanges will be prohibited from accepting these metals from Russia, said releases from the US and UK governments on Friday April 12

With the recent launch of US/Canada lithium prices, Fastmarkets explores the motivation for the introduction and the reasons why this is an important development for the North American market

The EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) and supply chain localization were hot topics of discussion for presenters at the Alkeemia Battery Forum, which runs April 10-12 in Venice, Italy

The price of tin on the London Metal Exchange has reached highs in April 2024 not seen since 2022, with investors betting on the metal having a significant role in the expansion of renewable energy and for technical purposes, while supply remains uncertain

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