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Moreover, the growing discrepancy between what LFP producers are reporting about costs versus what LFP cathode prices actually did piqued curiosity”",true,[393],{"slug":394,"name":395,"content":396},"frederick-bloomfield","Frederick Bloomfield",{"job_title":397,"image":398,"bio":400,"linkedin":401,"markets_covered":402},"Senior Analyst",{"filename":399},"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/f55b7d4d79/freddie-bloomfield.jpeg","Frederick is a Senior Analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence researching battery materials. His main areas of focus are lithium and battery recycling markets in Europe, North America and Asia. Before joining Benchmark, Frederick received his Master's degree in Green Chemistry at Imperial College London. 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