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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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The result of Albemarle’s spodumene concentrate digital bidding event on Tuesday March 26 was 9,372 yuan ($1,230) per tonne on an ex-works China basis, according to sources close to the matter

China’s graphite exports continued to fall in the first two months of 2024 after the implementation of the export controls on certain graphite-related products on December 1, 2023

Producing battery-grade manganese sulfate in China is “logical” even for non-Chinese companies, due to the country’s strong demand and cost competitiveness, according to the chief executive officer of emerging Australia-headquartered producer Firebird Metals

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