After a volatile but overall bearish year, nickel is closing 2025 on a positive note. One of the "forgotten" metals has turned bullish, rallying 5.5% in a month. Yet, time will show whether this run ...

There’s no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to batteries, especially those used in automotive applications. For electric vehicles, automakers use different chemistries, cell formats and pack ...

Abstract: The development of lithium-ion batteries has experienced massive progress in recent years. Battery aging models are employed in advanced battery management systems (BMSs) to optimize the use ...

Nickel prices were stagnant in 2025, trading around US$15,000 per metric ton (MT) for much of the year. Weighing heavily on the metal was persistent oversupply from Indonesian operations. Meanwhile, ...

Copper neared a record high, with a renewed rally in US tech stocks helping to boost investor sentiment at a time of tightening supply in many metal markets. Prices for the bellwether industrial metal ...

LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - It's been a third tough year for battery metals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt as all three markets struggle to absorb the wave of supply that followed the 2022 price ...

An international team of researchers has found a way to extend the lifespan of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries by suppressing a damaging structural failure in nickel-rich (Ni-rich) cathodes known as ...