Evolution of circular structure; Investigating the process of recycling critical metals in batteries

With the growing demand for electric vehicles and consumer electronics industries, and subsequently rechargeable batteries with high energy density, a diverse range of new battery technologies have emerged, which are made from different minerals such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel. This increases the demand for raw materials, and since the initial supply of these metals… | log in

Driving factor; Battery industry and its impact on the metal consumption market

The battery industry is one of the strategic industries that is developing at a very high speed both quantitatively and qualitatively. This has created a positive outlook for the global market of critical minerals including nickel, lithium and cobalt. In 2022, the battery industry accounted for only 15% of global nickel demand, while this figure… | log in

The impact of inflation on the precious metals market

Inflation is a problem that directly affects the level of well-being of the recipients of fixed cash incomes and the owners of capital assets, respectively. Meanwhile, economists believe that inflation is a part of the economy and cannot be removed. Therefore, capital owners always allocate a part of their capital to safe investment in inflationary… | log in

The perspective of transformation; Future scenarios of metals consumption in electric vehicle batteries

The battery is one of the most important components of electric vehicles, and so far extensive studies have been conducted on the materials used in these batteries in order to increase their charging capacity. Due to the fact that today the majority of electric vehicle batteries are of lithium-ion type, lithium is the most important… | log in

Rescue ship; The trend of the precious metals market during the financial crisis

In 2023, at the same time as the American financial crisis and the forecast of the upcoming economic recession, the metal market has also taken a different course, so that in this situation, the trade and transactions of many of them have been placed in ambiguous conditions or decreased. This has caused many investors to… | log in

Valuable and rare; The rare earth metal market and future prospects

Rare earth metals, contrary to what their name suggests, are not rare and their deposits are found in abundance in the earth’s crust. The abundance of all metals of this group (except Promethium, which is radioactive) is higher than precious metals such as gold and silver. In fact, the origin of their name is their… | log in

Towards a green future, The global lithium, cobalt and nickel market outlook

Lithium, cobalt and nickel metals, due to the prominent role they play in the production of lithium-ion batteries, will undoubtedly be effective in the future of industries such as electronics and electric vehicles. Since these batteries include a wide range of applications in daily necessities, including mobile phones and laptops to all kinds of electric… | log in

Precious capitals; The global market outlook for precious metals

Precious metals are among the metals for which you can always imagine a bright future. The reason for this is the wide range of applications of these metals. For example, it has been customary to use these metals for investment purposes since the past. Therefore, it seems that the demand of this category of metals,… | log in