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Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora operations in Western Australia

Lithium boom being boosted by FOMO

Anxiety surrounding supply: Benchmark

16 September 2021

Spodumene from Pilbara Minerals' Pilgangoora operation

Pilbara stuns market with record lithium sale

Canaccord upgrades target as shares hit all-time high

15 September 2021

Lack of lithium detail in Volkswagen plans

Surprising lack of info around where raw material will come from

17 March 2021

Elon Musk (right) talks cathode minerals

'Dose of realism' on Tesla's announcements required

Lithium section the most confusing, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

25 September 2020

Automakers such as Tesla are facing a critical shortage of battery raw materials, says BMI

Carmakers facing 'critical' shortage of battery materials

Supply chain for battery materials is precarious, says BMI

27 May 2020

CATL has signed a deal to supply 56GWh of cells to Honda for its EVs by 2027 (credit: Honda)

Cobalt price environment to remain challenging

Benchmark's Caspar Rawles gives his view of the market going forward

12 March 2019

The cobalt market is likely to move towards more short-term, spot deals due to falling prices

Will cobalt prices continue to fall in 2019?

Benchmark's Caspar Rawles talks 2018 trends, Kamoto suspension and 2019 outlook

05 December 2018

Trafigura is supporting Chemaf's responsible mineral sourcing programme at the Mutoshi mine in the DRC

Sustainability in cobalt a major issue

Benchmark's Caspar Rawles talks long-term deficit and sustainability initiatives

22 October 2018

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