Benchmark’s Flagship Event Returns Since 2016, Benchmark Week has been the leading gathering for the world’s lithium-ion battery supply chain and the wider energy transition. This year, multiple content…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: January 2020The Crucible: January 2023The Crucible: June 2024
Electric vehicle demand faces geopolitical turbulence
by Polina Sparks July 4, 2024New US and EU tariffs on Chinese EV supply chains look to further isolate China from its EV ambitions Against a backdrop of slowing electric vehicle (EV) demand growth, the…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: March 2025
Lanthanum: Solid State Batteries beckon
by Polina Sparks March 31, 2025The lanthanum market is currently oversupplied, as the rare earth element is produced as a by-product of other rare earth minerals with stronger demand However, the emergence of battery technologies…
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CRM - Critical Raw MaterialsCrucibleMinor Metals and ApplicationsThe Crucible: September 2024
The Outlook for Battery Metals
by Polina Sparks September 30, 2024EVs drive demand Annual global lithium-ion battery demand is expected to sur-pass 1 TWh (1,000 GWh) for the first time this year. Demon-strating the scale of growth in this sector,…