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.


Gallium

Technology Metals

Critical for electronics and used in electronic circuits, semiconductors, and light-emitting diodes.


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.


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


Manganese Refining Cost Tracker

Aerospace Metals, Steel & Alloys


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.


Niobium

Steel & Alloys, Aerospace Metals

Used mostly in steel, but with promising potential in nanocrystalline and lithium-ion applications.


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


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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