Average LME nickel prices are seen declining to $17,000/t in 2022 from an estimated $18,500/t this year, Antaike says.

Nickel is the worst performing base metal in 2021, but the metal’s project pipeline covers less than 10% of requirements through 2030, says new report.

Not only are companies trying to improve performance, they also are trying to make batteries safer and with a lower price tag.

This graphic based on data from EV Volumes compares Tesla and other top carmakers’ positions today and gives market share projections for 2025.

There are currently 50 critical minerals listed in the revised draft.

The agreement with Tsingshan covers the construction of a lithium processing plant from the first quarter of 2022.

Sumitomo has raised its copper price forecast to $9,071 a tonne for the year from its May estimate of $7,800.

A majority of 3.5 million Twitter users said they’d support the move in a poll that Musk launched Saturday when he floated the idea of selling the stock.