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Critical minerals and strategic materials play a vital role in transformative technologies including greener construction, electric vehicles, solar panels, wind panels and batteries. Demand is expected to skyrocket in the next ten years and the US Department of Energy has deemed these minerals and materials critical because of their role in producing cleaner energy across the globe. These critical minerals are at risk of supply chain disruption from political, regulatory and social factors as well as supply and production availability. 

Our coverage of critical minerals includes in-depth price data, market insights and short- and long-term forecasting and analysis for commodities including:

  • Metals: Steel and base metals such as aluminium and copper
  • Battery raw materials: Lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, manganese and black mass
  • Rare earths: Neodymium, dysprosium, terbium, gadolinium and praseodymium

Our battery raw materials analytics include a Battery Recycling Outlook and Battery Cost Index.

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Our expert editorial team, analysts and price reporters working across metals, battery raw materials and rare earths bring you the latest price trends, market insights and forecasts for the critical minerals market.

While the United States government is incentivizing, through various programs, the onshoring of all steps of the electric vehicle production process in the country, US automakers have been turning to South Korean and Japanese battery producers to establish battery manufacturing joint ventures in the country, sources said

As regulations evolve and sustainability concerns grow, Dr Jan-Philipp Mai of JPM Silicon explores the potential future of solar panel recycling and its implications for silicon markets in Asia and Europe.

The London Metal Exchange has unveiled a series of proposals which, if successful, could accomplish what it failed to achieve close to a decade ago: bringing the investment community into the fold.

Market participants are converging on Bali in Indonesia for the Fastmarkets International Critical Minerals & Metals Summit (ICMMS) on September 5 and 6, so ahead of the event, we capture the main themes facing the global nickel market.

Fastmarkets launched a new alumina index for Indonesian material on Monday September 2 ahead of the International Critical Minerals and Mining Summit to be held in Bali later this week.

China’s lithium carbonate prices fell in the week to Thursday August 29, amid volatility in futures prices. Hydroxide prices also softened on the back of muted spot demand.

Critical minerals prices to watch in 2024
Understand the prices behind the biggest critical minerals stories including rare earths prices, battery raw materials price data, green steel and other low-carbon and reduced carbon prices in the metals markets.
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