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We have reached a critical stage in the transition to a low-carbon future, but this ambition can create supply chains that are volatile and imbalanced, impacting the key electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage system (ESS) markets.

As you navigate this ever-changing landscape, you need prices, forecasts and outlooks for key battery materials that you can rely on to reflect supply and demand conditions now and for the future. Use key projections to gain a strategic advantage in an ever-changing market.

Fastmarkets NewGen short- and long-term forecasts help you navigate the battery material market today and plan ahead for tomorrow as we move closer to the goal of a zero-carbon future.

Our NewGen Battery Recycling Outlook includes 10-year battery supply and black mass price forecasts to give you the insights and forecasts to understand and leverage the increasing recycled supply. The Fastmarkets NewGen Battery Cost Index is an easy-to-use cost model for active anode material (AAM) and cathode active material (CAM). It includes an assessment of both materials and processing costs as well as historical data to provide cost and cost trends.

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We have price reporters on the ground, providing comprehensive insights from all the regional markets that matter to our customers in the new generation energy markets.

China’s lithium prices continued to decrease over the week to Thursday September 21 amid ongoing downward pressure from scarce spot demand and bearish sentiment, as well as weakening Chinese futures

September and October are usually peak demand months for Chinese markets, leading to them being coined “Golden September” and “Silver October”. However, demand may fail to meet traditional expectations in China’s lithium market this year

Demand for neodymium rare earth magnets from the offshore wind power industry is set to soar in the next decade if decarbonization plans are realized

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