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The Death of a Thesis

The expired thesis . Global nickel production continues to outpace demand. Indonesian supply is flooding the market, and inventory levels at SMM/LME remain elevated, creating an overhang. But this does not tell the full story…   One Metal: Two Markets   There are two distinct classes of nickel:   Class 1 (high-purity) — generally derived [...]
The energy transition is often framed as a story about lithium, copper, and rare earths. But one of the most important materials in the entire battery supply chain receives far less attention: graphite. Today, nearly every lithium-ion battery anode is made primarily from graphite, making it the single largest component by volume in most electric [...]