Battery Metals Podcast
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Battery Metals Podcast
3y ago
For some time, many lithium-ion industry participants believed LFP (lithium iron phosphate) would be progressively phased out from electric vehicles due to its intrinsic lower energy density compared with nickel-rich chemistries. However, technology improvements -- coupled with the current market ..read more
Battery Metals Podcast
4y ago
Joe Lowry of Global Lithium -- known as "Mr. Lithium" -- forecasts lithium demand to fall in 2020 compared with 2019, the first annual decrease in many years.
Lowry examines the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak on the lithium market with Henrique Ribeiro of S&P Global Platts ..read more
Battery Metals Podcast
4y ago
The S&P Global Platts Battery Metals podcast kicks off 2020 with a deep dive into nickel. Platts Editor Henrique Ribeiro is joined by Jason Sappor, nickel analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence, to discuss his expectations for the nickel market in 2020, the implications of the Indonesian ..read more
Battery Metals Podcast
4y ago
The December edition of S&P Global Platts Battery Metals podcast takes a look back on 2019. With the year coming to a close, the Battery Metals team explores the highs, lows and very lows that have been experienced over the last 12 months. S&P Global Platts editors Emmanuel Latham ..read more
Battery Metals Podcast
4y ago
Stationary storage takes the stage in the November edition of S&P Global Platts Battery Metals podcast. Senior pricing specialist Emmanuel Latham is joined by Felix Maire, lead analyst on US and European Power Storage markets at Platts Analytics, to discuss the major drivers on this growing ..read more
Battery Metals Podcast
4y ago
In this month’s Battery Metals podcast, regional manager Marcel Goldenberg talks to Mark Preston, Team Principal of the Techeetah Formula E racing team, about battery technology and innovation in the world of electric vehicle racing and its possible applications to the everyday use of EVs, as ..read more
Battery Metals Podcast
4y ago
Nickel prices have been strong since mid-July, aided by Indonesia's plan to move forward on its ban of unprocessed ore exports beginning in 2020, as well as global supply issues. Three-month nickel prices reached a year-to-date high in September.
S&P Global Platts editors Marcel Goldenberg ..read more
Battery Metals Podcast
4y ago
Despite the consensus on lithium demand spiking in about five years from now, the current outlook is challenging producers in many different ways.
The bearish price trend triggered different strategies among some of the major worldwide producers, but which of them is more likely to succeed? And how ..read more
Battery Metals Podcast
4y ago
S&P Global Platts Battery Metals Podcast brings its focus back to China, the world's largest producer of new energy vehicles and the largest consumer of battery raw materials. In this episode, Platts commodity associate Melvin Goh and metals associate editor Joyce Zhang examine the impact of ..read more
Battery Metals Podcast
4y ago
As technology evolves, several researchers are trying to identify the game-changer that could disrupt lithium-ion technologies in the battery space by being more cost effective and delivering longer driving ranges.
The low price and high energy density of the potassium-ion technology has brought ..read more