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.


Germanium

Technology Metals

A material used in optics, catalysts, semiconductors and LEDs


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


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.


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