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Whether you’re in procurement, an analyst or working in corporate development in the battery materials supply chain, you need insights, forecasts and price data that you can trust. With Fastmarkets’ battery material insights and forecasts, you can make informed decisions, anticipate changes in this rapidly evolving market and drive your business to success.
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The drive towards electrification and surge in demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has presented a complex set of challenges for the EV industry. You’ll need Fastmarkets forecasts and insights to help you:

  • Optimize your supply chain by strengthening your purchasing strategy and inventory management by offering access to price changes and material costs
  • Plan for the future when the volatility of raw materials prices makes it difficult to secure supplies and ultimately impacts EV profitability
  • Reduce price risks in your value chain by gaining visibility over the production of raw materials and the associated costs
  • Focus on creating a sustainable battery material supply chain by investing in battery recycling to close the EV supply chain loop
Find out what else is happening in the battery raw materials market

It was already getting more difficult to source nickel qualified as compliant to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Under a future Donald Trump administration, it’s likely to get harder still, in the short-term at least.

India should invest to avoid its dependance on imports for almost 100% of its cobalt, lithium and nickel requirements, according to a report by the think tank Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). But slow government action and a focus on short-term costs keep India reliant on imported critical minerals, sources told Fastmarkets.

Li-Cycle has successfully closed on an upsized loan from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support the development of the its Rochester Hub Project, the company announced alongside its third-quarter earnings report on Thursday November 7.


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