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The future of the battery supply chain

The 2020 AusIMM Li & Battery Conference provided new and interesting insights into the future battery metals market. Emerging themes focus on adopting sustainable processing practices, diversifying the supply chain, and process-intensive market opportunities to introduce manufacturing capabilities to capture more downstream value-adding processes.

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Breaking into the battery minerals market

The emergence of new ways to collaborate with external experts is providing better opportunities for mineral processing operations to break into the battery minerals market.

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Insights from AusIMM Lithium & Battery Metals Conference 2019

The AUSIMM conference 2019 provided great insight into the switch towards including downstream processing in new battery minerals processing builds. As the opportunities for new processing operations increase, so do the expectations that mining operators will create value for local communities.

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Insights from Graphite+Anodes and Cathodes 2018

The ever-growing battery market has resulted in an increased demand for battery materials, providing the mineral processing industry a unique opportunity to increase production. Here are some key insights to consider before attempting to enter the battery market.