Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Underpinned by the huge demand for cobalt feedstocks from the battery sector versus relatively tight supply, the cobalt metal price climbed from below US$15/lb in 2016 to a ten-year high of US$43/lb in Q2 2018. Consequently, prices started to retreat from mid-2018 and fell to a three-year low of $13/lb in July 2019.

Madagascar 236

Madagascar Africa Li-ion 2020 236

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, the pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on the global economy and commodity markets, including cobalt. At this time, the loss of supply from these closures amounted to more than 1% of the total mine supply in 2019. —Gulley et al.

Supplies 307

Supplies Morocco Africa Madagascar 307

The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Mozambique and Madagascar produce 13 and 8.5 percent of the global graphite supply, respectively, while Brazil handles about 6 percent. While Canada and Russia are responsible for about 1 percent a piece, every other nation on the planet represents less than a single percent of the world’s total supply.

Chinese 98

Chinese Production Batteries Battery 98