{"id":7897,"date":"2025-01-10T09:16:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T17:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/?p=7897"},"modified":"2025-01-10T11:43:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T19:43:28","slug":"the-state-of-play-in-battery-metals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/the-state-of-play-in-battery-metals\/","title":{"rendered":"The State of Play in Battery Metals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7897\" class=\"elementor elementor-7897\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f8ca7b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f8ca7b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38bfe488 episode-info elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38bfe488\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3afb709c\" data-id=\"3afb709c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f40114e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f40114e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This week, we kick off our new series <strong>The State of Play in Battery Metals<\/strong> with Dan McElduff, President at Abaxx 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David Greely sits down with Dan to discuss the evolving commercial needs of the battery metals markets \u2013 and how Abaxx is applying the approach Dan learned at the NYMEX to design and launch physically deliverable futures contracts for nickel sulfate and lithium carbonate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2242cbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2242cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SM212_DanMcElduff_TranscriptFinal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download full transcript \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719c6dba elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"719c6dba\" 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624w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SM213_Andy-Home_1920-X-1080.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94817b elementor-widget__width-auto episode-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e94817b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tEpisode 2\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3e142 elementor-widget__width-auto series-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af3e142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tThe State of Play in Battery Metals\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878a3a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"878a3a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/the-state-of-play-in-battery-metals-episode-2-andy-home\/\">Andy Home, Senior Metals Columnist, Thomson Reuters<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afa744 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"3afa744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e9cd59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56e9cd59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On our second installment of <strong>The State of Play in Battery Metals<\/strong>, we welcome back Andy Home, Senior Metals Columnist at Thomson Reuters. David Greely sits down with Andy to discuss the ways the energy transition hasn&#8217;t gone the way people thought it would in battery metals; where we stand after a brutal year in the battery metals business; and the need to manage risk that&#8217;s driving new exchanges and resurging trading volumes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0226346 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0226346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SM213_AndyHome_TranscriptFinal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download full transcript \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491afbad elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92bcdd6 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92bcdd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/the-state-of-play-in-battery-metals-episode-3-andrea-hotter\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SM214_Andrea-Hotter_1920-X-1080-960x540.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_sixteen_nine size-medium_sixteen_nine wp-image-7937\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SM214_Andrea-Hotter_1920-X-1080-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SM214_Andrea-Hotter_1920-X-1080-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SM214_Andrea-Hotter_1920-X-1080-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SM214_Andrea-Hotter_1920-X-1080-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SM214_Andrea-Hotter_1920-X-1080-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SM214_Andrea-Hotter_1920-X-1080-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SM214_Andrea-Hotter_1920-X-1080-624x351.png 624w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SM214_Andrea-Hotter_1920-X-1080.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94817b elementor-widget__width-auto episode-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e94817b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tEpisode 3\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3e142 elementor-widget__width-auto series-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af3e142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tThe State of Play in Battery Metals\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878a3a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"878a3a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/the-state-of-play-in-battery-metals-episode-3-andrea-hotter\/\">Andrea Hotter, Special Correspondent, Fastmarkets<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afa744 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"3afa744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-12c436a elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34fdf2fa episode-info elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34fdf2fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-525d5483\" data-id=\"525d5483\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff42e62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ff42e62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We continue <strong>The State of Play in Battery Metals<\/strong> this week with Andrea Hotter, Special Correspondent at Fastmarkets. SmarterMarkets\u2122 host David Greely sits down with Andrea to discuss the flurry of executive orders signed by President Trump as he returned to the White House this week \u2013 and what they may mean for the battery metals markets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c369e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c369e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SM214_AndreaHotter_TranscriptFinal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download full transcript \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e7642c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"37e7642c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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David Greely sits down with Brian to discuss how short-term oversupply is distracting us from making the investments needed to meet the growing medium-term demand for battery metals and critical minerals \u2013 and why governments and sovereign wealth funds may need to take the lead on financing the investment that is needed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba0b62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ba0b62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SM215_BrianMenell_TranscriptFinal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download full transcript \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43cdc838 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"43cdc838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202ce20c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"202ce20c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color\">\t\t\t\t<p>Hosted By<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626ff410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"626ff410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Greely\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f20946a episode-qa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f20946a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a447e8e\" data-id=\"a447e8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-series","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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