Critical Materials Research Services
Aluminium
EV & Battery, Aerospace Metals
Fundamental for energy transition, given its use in automotive, battery and aerospace applications.
Antimony
Industrial Minerals, Technology Metals
A material with an uncertain outlook used mostly in flame retardants and lead-acid batteries.
Chromium
Steel & Alloys, Aerospace Metals
Used widely in stainless steel and special steels, leather tanning, surface treatment and pigments.
Chromium Extractive Cost Tracker
Steel & Alloys, Aerospace Metals
Understand chrome ore production costs using our dedicated cost tracker.
Cobalt
EV & Battery, Aerospace Metals
A critical material for energy transition, owing to it use in lithium-ion batteries and superalloys.
Copper
Technology Metals
Copper wires are essential to mass electrification and the build out of new renewable infrastructure
Fluorine
EV & Battery, Industrial Minerals
Essential for three main markets: fluorine chemicals, aluminium production, and steel.
Fluorspar Extractive Cost Tracker
Industrial Minerals
Understand current acidspar production costs using our dedicated cost tracker.
Fluorspar Refined Cost Tracker
Industrial Minerals
Understand current hydrogen fluoride production costs using our dedicated cost tracker.
Gallium
Technology Metals
Critical for electronics and used in electronic circuits, semiconductors, and light-emitting diodes.
Gallium Refined Cost Tracker
Technology Metals
Understand current 4N gallium production costs using our dedicated cost tracker.
Graphite
EV & Battery, Industrial Minerals
Lithium-ion batteries are driving demand growth for both natural and synthetic graphite.
Indium
Technology Metals
A technology metal used in electronics which exhibits valuable semiconducting properties.
Lithium
EV & Battery
The material that gave the Li-ion battery its name is used in anode, cathode, and electrolyte.
Lithium Extractive Cost Service
EV & Battery
Understand extractive and refined lithium production costs using our dedicated cost service.
Lithium Refining Cost Service
EV & Battery
Understand current and forecast lithium refining production costs using our dedicated cost service.
Magnesium
Aerospace Metals, Industrial Minerals
A preferred material when looking for weight reduction without compromising overall strength.
Manganese
EV & Battery, Steel & Alloys
A steel dominated market increasingly exposed to energy transition through its use in batteries.
Manganese Extractive Cost Tracker
EV & Battery, Steel & Alloys
Understand current manganese ore production costs using our dedicated cost tracker.
Manganese Refining Cost Tracker
Aerospace Metals, Steel & Alloys
Understand current ferromanganese and silico-manganese production costs using our dedicated cost tracker.
Molybdenum
Steel & Alloys
Used mainly in structural-engineering steels, stainless steel, chemicals, and various alloys.
Nickel
Steel & Alloys, EV & Battery
Lithium-ion batteries are re-shaping a supply chain traditionally driven by stainless steel trends.
Nickel Extractive Cost Tracker
EV & Battery, Steel & Alloys
Understand current nickel laterite and nickel sulphide production costs using our dedicated cost tracker.
Nickel Refined Cost Tracker
EV & Battery, Steel & Alloys
Understand current class I nickel, class II nickel, and nickel sulphate production costs using our dedicated cost tracker.
Niobium
Steel & Alloys, Aerospace Metals
Used mostly in steel, but with promising potential in nanocrystalline and lithium-ion applications.
Niobium Extractive Cost Tracker
Steel & Alloys, Aerospace Metals
Understand current niobium production costs using our dedicated cost tracker.
Rare Earth Elements
EV & Battery, Technology Metals
Neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets are critical in applications like EVs and wind turbines.
Rare Earth Extractive Cost Service
EV & Battery, Technology Metals
Understand current and forecast rare earth intermediate production costs using our dedicated cost service.
Rhenium
Steel & Alloys
A critical material used in superalloys destined for aerospace and IGT turbine blades.
Salt
Industrial Minerals
Salt is used in a variety of critical applications, ranging from chemicals production to de-icing.
Scandium
Steel & Alloys, Aerospace Metals
A critical material used mainly in aerospace and solid oxide fuel cells with huge growth potential.
Silicon
Steel & Alloys, Technology Metals
Silicon metal is used in aluminium, silicones, and polysilicon, while ferrosilicon is used in steel.
Tantalum
Aerospace Metals, Technology Metals
A critical material used mainly in capacitors in a wide variety of electric and electronic products.
Tin
Technology Metals
A base metal used in a variety of applications, including solder, chemicals, batteries, and alloys.
Titanium
Aerospace Metals, Industrial Minerals
Used in a variety of settings including aerospace, automotive and electronics and pigments.
Tungsten
Aerospace Metals, Technology Metals
A critical material used in cemented carbide, high speed steel tools, lighting, and electronics.
Vanadium
Steel & Alloys
Used mostly in HSLA steel, but vanadium redox flow batteries offer huge growth potential.
Vanadium Extractive Cost Service
EV & Battery, Steel & Alloys
Understand vanadium pentoxide production costs using our dedicated cost service.