Nickel is a critical mineral with ~70% of current demand being dominated by stainless steel followed by 25% for manufacture of alloys, special steels, and coatings, and 5% for electric batteries. While demand from stainless steel and alloys will likely remain robust in the medium-term, significant demand growth is expected to arise from nickel’s application […]
Can critical minerals sustain the Energy Transition?
Clean energy technologies such as electric vehicles (EVs), batteries, and energy storage as well as clean power generation will grow dramatically over the next decade driving demand for critical minerals such as copper, nickel, cobalt, lithium, manganese, graphite, and rare earths elements (REEs). Hence, adequate supply of critical minerals is crucial for the growth and […]
Can lithium-ion batteries supercharge manganese growth?
Approximately 85% to 90% of manganese ore is used in the production of additives for mostly the iron and steel industry. Manganese adds strength and toughness to iron and ferro-manganese and silico-manganese additives are used for their sulfur fixing and deoxidizing properties. Whilst the iron and steel industry certainly have a grip on manganese demand, […]
How will the cobalt market be impacted by cobalt-free batteries?
Lithium-ion batteries are used everywhere, but what does that have to do with cobalt? A lot. In fact, lithium-ion batteries accounted for 57% of the total cobalt demand in 2020. One-fifth of the material in a typical lithium-ion cathode is cobalt, and battery manufactures heavily use it due to its boosting effect in battery charge […]
Will copper supply be able to meet future demand?
Copper is an important metal that we heavily rely on for power, lighting, heating, communications, and more. It conducts both heat and electricity very well, and it can be formed and stretched into complex surfaces without breaking due to its high ductility and malleability. These physical properties make copper highly favorable for electrical equipment and […]
Using landfill gas for energy
Today, one of the largest infrastructure companies in North America Kinder Morgan has reached an agreement to acquire Kinetrex Energy, the largest supplier of liquified natural gas (LNG) in the midwestern region and a growing producer and supplier in the renewable natural gas (RNG) market. Kinder Morgan now joins a plethora of companies making their […]
Managing critical mineral supply for the energy transition
Critical minerals are metals and non-metals that are considered vital for the economy and whose supply may be disrupted due to various factors such as supply scarcity, geopolitical risk, environmental factors, recycling potential, and trade policy. Rare earth elements (REEs), lithium, copper, cobalt, nickel, and platinum group metals (PGMs) have become critical minerals as they […]
Where are oil prices headed in 2021?
The price of crude oil has been on an upward trend over the last few months and rose sharply last week after OPEC+ failed to agree to output increases. Brent crude oil futures prices reached a high of $75 earlier this month with a year-to-date gain of nearly 36%. While the burst of global economic […]
Scope 3 emissions will challenge decarbonization goals of the chemical industry
We wrote in an earlier blog that the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global warming to well below 2 °C compared to pre-industrial levels will be challenged by decarbonization of several hard-to-abate sectors. The chemical industry is both one of the largest consumers of energy globally and a hard-to-abate sector. A large portion of carbon […]
“Green premiums”: A new approach to energy transition investments
Nearly two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to CO2 from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes. A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) outlines the potential for emissions to fall to 70% of the current levels over the next three decades but more needs to be done to limit […]
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