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Roskill: Niobium industry looking for a future beyond steel; Li-ion batteries a possibility

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Another key characteristic of the niobium market is its highly concentrated supply. Moreover, Roskill forecasts that China’s steel production is close to its peak. The maximum power output and minimum charging time of a lithium-ion battery depend on both ionic and electronic transport. The paper (Griffith et al. )

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EV batteries need graphite – here’s what’s forecast for the vital mineral’s supply

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The mineral graphite, as an anode material , is a crucial part of a lithium-ion (Li-on) battery. Read on to learn what he had to say about why graphite’s so important for EVs, what his company is doing to ramp up US sourcing and processing, and what the graphite supply is expected to be in the next couple years.

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Benchmark: world needs more than 300 new mines by 2035 to keep up with Li-ion battery demand; need for recycling

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Demand for lithium-ion batteries is set to grow six-fold by 2032, according to Benchmark. Accordingly, the world needs more than 300 new mines to be built by 2035 if raw material supply is to keep up with this demand, according to a new analysis by Benchmark. However, recycling could help reduce the number of mines needed.

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FutureBridge expects cost-parity between solid-state and Li-ion batteries by 2025

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Market analysis firm FutureBridge expects that cost-parity between Li-ion and solid-state batteries could be achieved in another five years. Solid Power, Quantum Scape, and ilika forecast at least five years for SSBs to enter the automotive market. Over the next decade, ilika plans to have SSBs with 10-year operating life.

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Roskill sees recovery in lithium industry, buoyed by demand from rechargeable battery applications

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Q1 2020 saw monthly average prices fall further to less than US$7,000/t Li 2 CO 3 for the first time since 2014, eroding price increases caused by forecast strong demand growth in the lithium-ion battery industry and uncertainty over future supply.

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Roskill: Rising prices could be new norm for lithium industry

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In its second quarterly update to its Lithium: Outlook to 2030, 17 th Edition report, Roskill maintains the view that future refined lithium supply will remain tight, with a period of sustained supply deficit in the mid-2020s. The lithium-ion battery supply chain does not only depend on lithium.

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BloombergNEF: battery metals rebounding; by 2030, annual Li-ion battery demand to pass 2TWh

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China controls the battery chemical industry, with the biggest market share for all of the five main battery materials: lithium, nickel, manganese, cobalt and graphite. Lithium well-supplied up to 2025: The carbonate and hydroxide should be sufficiently supplied until at least 2025. In March, it rose to $53,000 per ton.

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