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Cobalt forward contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hit new highs for volume and open interest during trading on Tuesday January 17

Chinese lithium prices continued to decline in the week to Thursday January 12, pressured downward by persistently low demand, while spot trading slowed further ahead of China’s Lunar New Year holiday.

UK-based battery start-up Britishvolt has entered administration procedures because it had insufficient equity funds to continue with construction plans, it announced on Tuesday January 17

China’s automobile output and sales edged upward in 2022 from a year earlier, supported by the government’s policy to halve the purchase tax on vehicles as well as other policies aimed at promoting consumer activity

The graphite anode industry is becoming more competitive due to evolving market dynamics and falling costs for synthetic anode, against the backdrop of weaker demand, while there is increasing localization of natural graphite

The mining sector will need to get over its reticence to operate in jurisdictions with high-risk profiles in order to achieve the growth required for the move to a new generation of energy markets

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