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BMW i Ventures co-leads investment in circular supply chain company Cyclic Materials; recycling rare earth elements

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BMW i Ventures announced an investment in Canada-based Cyclic Materials , a circular supply chain company focused on recycling rare earth elements (REE) ( earlier post ). As global market demand for REEs is forecasted to increase threefold by 2030, establishing new sources of REEs is critical.

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Benchmark: global battery industry needs to invest $514B to meet demand in 2030; $920B by 2035

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Globally, the battery industry needs to invest at least $514 billion across the whole supply chain to meet expected demand in 2030, and $920 billion by 2035, according to a new analysis by Benchmark. Demand for lithium ion batteries is forecast to grow to 3.7 This year, the world is forecast to produce 1.0 Closing this 2.7

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Benchmark: Lithium industry needs more than $116B to meet automaker and policy targets by 2030

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The lithium industry needs to invest $116 billion by 2030 if the world is to meet the ambitions targets set by governments and the largest automakers, according to a Benchmark analysis. The company is also targeting 50% of all its vehicles in the US and 100% of all its passenger vehicles in Europe to be electric by 2030. million EVs.

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Benchmark Mineral Intelligence: lithium industry needs $42B investment to meet 2030 demand

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The lithium industry needs $42 billion of investment if it is to meet 2030 demand, according to analysis by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. This works out at approximately $7 billion a year between now and 2028 if the industry is to meet lithium demand by the end of the decade. Benchmark forecasts lithium demand in 2030 will reach 2.4

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BNEF forecasts global energy storage market to grow 15-fold by 2030 to 411 GW/1194 GWh

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Energy storage installations around the world are projected to reach a cumulative 411 GW (or 1,194 GWh) by the end of 2030, according to the latest forecast from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). BNEF has more than doubled its estimates for energy storage deployments from 2025 to 2030 across Europe from previous forecasts.

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Magna lags profit estimates, cuts annual sales forecast on supply chain snags – ET Auto

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Magna executives said on a post-earnings call the company was assessing impacts from automakers’ shifting electrification plans, particularly in North America. The company’s shares were down about 4% in early trade. Magna said it expects full-year 2024 sales of USD 42.6 billion to USD 44.2 billion to USD 45.4

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Benchmark: Saudi Arabia is building an EV battery supply chain

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Saudi Arabia has cut a number of deals recently that coud make the country’s lithiu-ion supply chain the most developed in the Middle East, according to an analysis by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company will supply feedstock in the form of decant oil. Earlier post.)