Bruce Koel compares recycling lithium-ion batteries to transforming a stale loaf of rye back into oven- ready bread doug ...

“We have a problem with cobalt. We have a problem with nickel,” he said, naming two of the metals often used in lithium-ion batteries. Cobalt, nickel, and lithium carry a variety of ...

Cobalt prices have spent most of 2024 on the decline, falling to lows not seen since 2016. Values for the electric vehicle (EV) battery metal have fallen 74 percent from highs set in 2022 (US$ ...

In recent years, cobalt has taken its place as one of the world’s most sought-after commodities due to its use in semiconductor chips and the lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs ...