[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1149},["ShallowReactive",2],{"ticker-data":3,"stories-author-authors/-name:asc-benchmark-minerals-intelligence-with-articles":540},[4,52,82,112,148,186,228,259,296,328,371,412,450,481,510],{"publishedDate":5,"updateFrequency":6,"updateFrequencyText":7,"label":8,"today":9,"last":10,"percentageChange":11,"yearToDate":12,"yearOnYear":13,"oneYearIndexTrend":14,"url":48,"subscription":49,"isProtected":50,"hasAccess":51},"2026-05-27","2wk","Updated every 2 weeks","Lithium",411.01,408.51,0.61,75.85,175.57,[15,16,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45],{"date":5,"value":9},{"date":17,"value":10},"2026-05-13",{"date":19,"value":20},"2026-04-29",372.51,{"date":22,"value":23},"2026-04-15",354.35,{"date":25,"value":26},"2026-04-01",346.55,{"date":28,"value":29},"2026-03-18",351.32,{"date":31,"value":32},"2026-03-04",346.6,{"date":34,"value":35},"2026-02-18",324,{"date":37,"value":38},"2026-02-04",337.67,{"date":40,"value":41},"2026-01-21",298.32,{"date":43,"value":44},"2026-01-07",233.73,{"date":46,"value":47},"2025-12-24",203.79,"/lithium/prices",null,false,true,{"publishedDate":5,"updateFrequency":6,"updateFrequencyText":7,"label":53,"today":54,"last":55,"percentageChange":56,"yearToDate":57,"yearOnYear":58,"oneYearIndexTrend":59,"url":48,"subscription":49,"isProtected":50,"hasAccess":51},"Lithium Carbonate",449.85,451.12,-0.28,77.12,181.56,[60,61,62,64,66,68,70,72,74,76,78,80],{"date":5,"value":54},{"date":17,"value":55},{"date":19,"value":63},404.38,{"date":22,"value":65},381.25,{"date":25,"value":67},371.52,{"date":28,"value":69},373.01,{"date":31,"value":71},366.63,{"date":34,"value":73},349.17,{"date":37,"value":75},356.81,{"date":40,"value":77},316.73,{"date":43,"value":79},253.98,{"date":46,"value":81},220.12,{"publishedDate":5,"updateFrequency":6,"updateFrequencyText":7,"label":83,"today":84,"last":85,"percentageChange":86,"yearToDate":87,"yearOnYear":88,"oneYearIndexTrend":89,"url":48,"subscription":49,"isProtected":50,"hasAccess":51},"Lithium Hydroxide",358.35,350.28,2.3,76.32,168.94,[90,91,92,94,96,98,100,102,104,106,108,110],{"date":5,"value":84},{"date":17,"value":85},{"date":19,"value":93},328.09,{"date":22,"value":95},316.95,{"date":25,"value":97},311.86,{"date":28,"value":99},321.41,{"date":31,"value":101},319.14,{"date":34,"value":103},295.42,{"date":37,"value":105},310,{"date":40,"value":107},270.4,{"date":43,"value":109},203.24,{"date":46,"value":111},177.17,{"publishedDate":19,"updateFrequency":113,"updateFrequencyText":114,"label":115,"today":116,"last":117,"percentageChange":118,"yearToDate":119,"yearOnYear":120,"oneYearIndexTrend":121,"url":147,"subscription":49,"isProtected":50,"hasAccess":51},"1wk","Updated every week","Cobalt",244.61,252.61,-3.17,3.99,97.72,[122,123,124,127,129,132,133,136,138,141,143,146],{"date":19,"value":116},{"date":25,"value":117},{"date":125,"value":126},"2026-03-25",252.45,{"date":28,"value":128},252.84,{"date":130,"value":131},"2026-03-11",253.48,{"date":31,"value":126},{"date":134,"value":135},"2026-02-25",256.64,{"date":34,"value":137},255.58,{"date":139,"value":140},"2026-02-11",253.31,{"date":37,"value":142},252.26,{"date":144,"value":145},"2026-01-28",241.15,{"date":40,"value":145},"/cobalt/prices",{"publishedDate":149,"updateFrequency":6,"updateFrequencyText":7,"label":150,"today":151,"last":152,"percentageChange":153,"yearToDate":154,"yearOnYear":155,"oneYearIndexTrend":156,"url":185,"subscription":49,"isProtected":50,"hasAccess":51},"2026-05-20","Nickel",135.83,133.05,2.09,12.5,30.68,[157,158,160,163,166,168,170,172,174,176,179,182],{"date":149,"value":151},{"date":159,"value":152},"2026-05-06",{"date":161,"value":162},"2026-04-22",125.43,{"date":164,"value":165},"2026-04-08",124.51,{"date":125,"value":167},123.94,{"date":130,"value":169},123.51,{"date":134,"value":171},122.7,{"date":139,"value":173},123.79,{"date":144,"value":175},128.07,{"date":177,"value":178},"2026-01-14",120.74,{"date":180,"value":181},"2025-12-31",104.29,{"date":183,"value":184},"2025-12-17",103.44,"/nickel/prices",{"publishedDate":187,"updateFrequency":188,"updateFrequencyText":188,"label":189,"today":190,"last":191,"percentageChange":192,"yearToDate":193,"yearOnYear":194,"oneYearIndexTrend":195,"url":227,"subscription":49,"isProtected":50,"hasAccess":51},"2026-04-30","monthly","Natural Graphite",82.93,82.39,0.66,1.66,-0.87,[196,197,199,202,205,207,210,212,215,218,221,224],{"date":187,"value":190},{"date":198,"value":191},"2026-03-31",{"date":200,"value":201},"2026-02-27",81.92,{"date":203,"value":204},"2026-01-30",81.69,{"date":180,"value":206},81.58,{"date":208,"value":209},"2025-11-28",81.35,{"date":211,"value":209},"2025-10-31",{"date":213,"value":214},"2025-09-30",81.74,{"date":216,"value":217},"2025-08-29",81.56,{"date":219,"value":220},"2025-07-31",82.47,{"date":222,"value":223},"2025-06-30",83.13,{"date":225,"value":226},"2025-05-30",83.77,"/natural-graphite/prices",{"publishedDate":187,"updateFrequency":188,"updateFrequencyText":188,"label":229,"today":230,"last":231,"percentageChange":232,"yearToDate":233,"yearOnYear":234,"oneYearIndexTrend":235,"url":258,"subscription":49,"isProtected":50,"hasAccess":51},"Anode Coke",84.01,79.79,5.29,12.86,12.75,[236,237,238,240,242,244,246,248,250,252,254,256],{"date":187,"value":230},{"date":198,"value":231},{"date":200,"value":239},75.72,{"date":203,"value":241},74.61,{"date":180,"value":243},74.44,{"date":208,"value":245},76,{"date":211,"value":247},72.75,{"date":213,"value":249},71.92,{"date":216,"value":251},71.46,{"date":219,"value":253},70.35,{"date":222,"value":255},67.35,{"date":225,"value":257},65.78,"/synthetic-graphite/prices",{"publishedDate":260,"updateFrequency":188,"updateFrequencyText":188,"label":261,"today":262,"last":263,"percentageChange":264,"yearToDate":265,"yearOnYear":265,"oneYearIndexTrend":266,"url":295,"subscription":49,"isProtected":50,"hasAccess":51},"2025-11-17","Anode",77.79,77.96,-0.22,-1.93,[267,268,270,272,274,277,280,282,284,287,290,292],{"date":260,"value":262},{"date":269,"value":263},"2025-10-15",{"date":271,"value":263},"2025-09-15",{"date":273,"value":263},"2025-08-15",{"date":275,"value":276},"2025-07-15",77.93,{"date":278,"value":279},"2025-06-16",78.88,{"date":281,"value":279},"2025-05-15",{"date":283,"value":279},"2025-04-15",{"date":285,"value":286},"2025-03-17",79.89,{"date":288,"value":289},"2025-02-17",78.97,{"date":291,"value":289},"2025-01-15",{"date":293,"value":294},"2024-12-16",79.32,"/anode/prices",{"publishedDate":297,"updateFrequency":188,"updateFrequencyText":188,"label":298,"today":299,"last":300,"percentageChange":301,"yearToDate":301,"yearOnYear":302,"oneYearIndexTrend":303,"url":327,"subscription":49,"isProtected":50,"hasAccess":51},"2026-01-15","Cathode",72.79,64.08,13.59,43.38,[304,305,307,309,311,313,315,317,318,320,322,325],{"date":297,"value":299},{"date":306,"value":300},"2025-12-15",{"date":260,"value":308},62.01,{"date":269,"value":310},53.51,{"date":271,"value":312},49.5,{"date":273,"value":314},47.28,{"date":275,"value":316},46.05,{"date":278,"value":316},{"date":281,"value":319},48.08,{"date":283,"value":321},48.92,{"date":323,"value":324},"2025-03-18",52.79,{"date":288,"value":326},50.86,"/cathode/prices",{"publishedDate":329,"updateFrequency":188,"updateFrequencyText":188,"label":330,"today":331,"last":332,"percentageChange":333,"yearToDate":334,"yearOnYear":335,"oneYearIndexTrend":336,"url":370,"subscription":49,"isProtected":50,"hasAccess":51},"2025-03-31","Lithium ion Batteries",74.53,71.3,4.53,-1.6,-20.88,[337,338,340,343,346,349,352,355,358,361,364,367],{"date":329,"value":331},{"date":339,"value":332},"2025-02-28",{"date":341,"value":342},"2025-01-31",71.45,{"date":344,"value":345},"2024-12-31",75.74,{"date":347,"value":348},"2024-11-29",76.98,{"date":350,"value":351},"2024-10-31",77.34,{"date":353,"value":354},"2024-09-30",77.43,{"date":356,"value":357},"2024-08-30",80.56,{"date":359,"value":360},"2024-07-31",82.99,{"date":362,"value":363},"2024-06-28",87.2,{"date":365,"value":366},"2024-05-31",90.7,{"date":368,"value":369},"2024-04-30",93.2,"/battery-gigafactory/prices",{"publishedDate":372,"updateFrequency":6,"updateFrequencyText":7,"label":373,"today":374,"last":375,"percentageChange":376,"yearToDate":377,"yearOnYear":378,"oneYearIndexTrend":379,"url":411,"subscription":49,"isProtected":50,"hasAccess":51},"2026-05-21","Black Mass",54.15,51.47,5.21,25.5,92.33,[380,381,383,386,389,392,395,398,401,404,406,408],{"date":372,"value":374},{"date":382,"value":375},"2026-05-07",{"date":384,"value":385},"2026-04-23",48.63,{"date":387,"value":388},"2026-04-09",48.6,{"date":390,"value":391},"2026-03-26",47.29,{"date":393,"value":394},"2026-03-12",46.18,{"date":396,"value":397},"2026-02-26",45.8,{"date":399,"value":400},"2026-02-12",47.34,{"date":402,"value":403},"2026-01-29",49.57,{"date":297,"value":405},43.15,{"date":180,"value":407},47.05,{"date":409,"value":410},"2025-12-18",41.51,"/recycling/black-mass-prices",{"publishedDate":413,"updateFrequency":188,"updateFrequencyText":188,"label":414,"today":415,"last":416,"percentageChange":417,"yearToDate":418,"yearOnYear":419,"oneYearIndexTrend":420,"url":449,"subscription":49,"isProtected":50,"hasAccess":51},"2026-03-19","Rare Earths",172.27,182.38,-5.54,20.73,54.49,[421,422,424,427,430,432,435,437,440,443,445,447],{"date":413,"value":415},{"date":423,"value":416},"2026-03-05",{"date":425,"value":426},"2026-02-19",179.86,{"date":428,"value":429},"2026-02-05",155.4,{"date":431,"value":429},"2026-01-22",{"date":433,"value":434},"2026-01-08",145.37,{"date":46,"value":436},142.69,{"date":438,"value":439},"2025-12-11",141.67,{"date":441,"value":442},"2025-11-27",136.29,{"date":211,"value":444},132.15,{"date":213,"value":446},139.82,{"date":216,"value":448},145.27,"/rare-earths/prices",{"publishedDate":213,"updateFrequency":188,"updateFrequencyText":188,"label":451,"today":452,"last":453,"percentageChange":454,"yearToDate":455,"yearOnYear":456,"oneYearIndexTrend":457,"url":370,"subscription":49,"isProtected":50,"hasAccess":51},"LFP",111.93,124.92,-10.4,-2.67,-3.42,[458,459,460,462,464,466,469,471,473,475,477,479],{"date":213,"value":452},{"date":216,"value":453},{"date":219,"value":461},109.9,{"date":222,"value":463},100.47,{"date":225,"value":465},103.62,{"date":467,"value":468},"2025-04-30",109.47,{"date":329,"value":470},115.87,{"date":339,"value":472},117.3,{"date":341,"value":474},114.57,{"date":344,"value":476},115,{"date":347,"value":478},117.82,{"date":350,"value":480},111.9,{"publishedDate":213,"updateFrequency":188,"updateFrequencyText":188,"label":482,"today":483,"last":484,"percentageChange":485,"yearToDate":486,"yearOnYear":487,"oneYearIndexTrend":488,"url":370,"subscription":49,"isProtected":50,"hasAccess":51},"NCM High-Nickel",99.44,96.91,2.61,2.37,-3.84,[489,490,491,493,495,497,499,501,503,505,506,508],{"date":213,"value":483},{"date":216,"value":484},{"date":219,"value":492},97.09,{"date":222,"value":494},94.93,{"date":225,"value":496},97.13,{"date":467,"value":498},97.89,{"date":329,"value":500},101.4,{"date":339,"value":502},93.25,{"date":341,"value":504},98.94,{"date":344,"value":496},{"date":347,"value":507},98.69,{"date":350,"value":509},101.87,{"publishedDate":213,"updateFrequency":188,"updateFrequencyText":188,"label":511,"today":512,"last":513,"percentageChange":514,"yearToDate":515,"yearOnYear":516,"oneYearIndexTrend":517,"url":370,"subscription":49,"isProtected":50,"hasAccess":51},"NCM Mid-Nickel",103.5,99.73,3.78,13.78,6.78,[518,519,520,522,524,526,528,530,532,534,536,538],{"date":213,"value":512},{"date":216,"value":513},{"date":219,"value":521},99.19,{"date":222,"value":523},96.02,{"date":225,"value":525},98.23,{"date":467,"value":527},99.24,{"date":329,"value":529},101.29,{"date":339,"value":531},87.61,{"date":341,"value":533},92.44,{"date":344,"value":535},90.96,{"date":347,"value":537},92.24,{"date":350,"value":539},95.09,[541,559,575,591,607,623,639,654,670,686,701,717,733,749,764,779,795,810,825,841,857,872,888,904,919,934,949,964,978,994,1010,1026,1041,1057,1072,1087,1103,1119,1134],{"id":542,"uuid":543,"name":544,"slug":545,"full_slug":546,"content":547},147078841533986,"2cb2dd1e-0738-42a6-9c85-5c13f1eb485a","Aakanksha Raje","aakanksha-raje","authors/aakanksha-raje",{"x":548,"bio":549,"_uid":550,"email":548,"image":551,"linkedin":556,"component":557,"job_title":558,"markets_covered":298,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"","Aakanksha is an analyst on the midstream team at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. She specialises in cathode and pCAM market analysis, with a particular focus on cathode forecasting. She holds a BSc in Geology from the University of Mumbai and an MSc in Geoscience from University College London.","7c586302-50bc-4cef-94ad-b41688079cd4",{"id":552,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":553,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":555,"is_external_url":50},148105812481732,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/f99cb893df/aakanksha-raje.png","asset",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/aakanksha-raje-270455209/","author","Analyst - Cathode",{"id":560,"uuid":561,"name":562,"slug":563,"full_slug":564,"content":565},146688214635997,"3e10f1da-e581-4ca3-bfe6-9f6362f0828f","Adam Megginson","adam-megginson","authors/adam-megginson",{"x":548,"bio":566,"_uid":567,"email":548,"image":568,"linkedin":572,"component":557,"job_title":573,"markets_covered":574,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Adam is a Principal Analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence and is responsible for the lithium, graphite, synthetic graphite and anode price assessments. Adam is in constant communication with buyers, sellers, traders and distributors to collect first-hand price data and insights which are published in Benchmark's price assessments. He has presented battery supply chain analysis to executives and senators in the UK, US, France, Morocco, Germany and Japan. Before joining Benchmark, Adam worked at an energy transition impact investment company. There he focussed on distributing LPG smartmeters for cooking in Kenya and Tanzania. Adam graduated with a First Class Honours BSc in International Management from Warwick Business School..","7d8a49e1-db8e-414b-b501-4ffc36be1cd3",{"id":569,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":570,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":571,"is_external_url":50},148108003358517,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/f25205e28d/adam-megginson.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-megginson/","Principal Analyst","Lithium,natural graphite, synthetic graphite, anode",{"id":576,"uuid":577,"name":578,"slug":579,"full_slug":580,"content":581},146683702711533,"6ccccabc-8f65-48b3-a466-726f34790a46","Adam Webb","adam-webb","authors/adam-webb",{"x":548,"bio":582,"_uid":583,"name":548,"email":548,"image":584,"linkedin":588,"component":557,"job_title":589,"markets_covered":590,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Adam is Head of Battery Raw Materials at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence and is responsible for market analysis and forecasting across all raw materials, including lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and rare earth elements. He has over a decade of experience as an analyst in the metals and mining space covering battery metals, precious metals, base metals and bulk commodities. Earlier in his career Adam worked as a geologist in the mining industry in Western Australia. He has an MSc in Geochemistry from the University of Leeds and a BSc in Earth Science from the University of Wales Aberystwyth. ","7c5cbb33-926c-4418-9a37-4cb21d5e9f5f",{"id":585,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":586,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":587,"is_external_url":50},148112413620310,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/585d81efad/adam-webb.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamswebb/","Head of Battery Raw Materials","Battery Raw Materials",{"id":592,"uuid":593,"name":594,"slug":595,"full_slug":596,"content":597},147079541774268,"56723a75-8211-444d-bcce-79492d489664","Albert Mackenzie","albert-mackenzie","authors/albert-mackenzie",{"x":548,"bio":598,"_uid":599,"email":548,"image":600,"linkedin":604,"component":557,"job_title":605,"markets_covered":606,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Albert is Benchmark's copper reporter, covering both supply and demand on the short term and adding narratives to the data and price movements. Albert writes the copper briefing and a lot of Benchmark's near term copper coverage.","3fe5304f-d647-4ddf-bf2d-018b1e860702",{"id":601,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":602,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":603,"is_external_url":50},158448809391855,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/717x799/ffff7198e8/albert.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-mackenzie-b34681149/","Copper Analyst & Market Reporter","Copper",{"id":608,"uuid":609,"name":610,"slug":611,"full_slug":612,"content":613},147079105455707,"544a5e72-239f-49e8-93f2-62aba9a7b447","Anya Sidhu","anya-sidhu","authors/anya-sidhu",{"x":548,"bio":614,"_uid":615,"email":548,"image":616,"linkedin":620,"component":557,"job_title":621,"markets_covered":622,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Anya is an analyst working in the Battery and Gigafactory team, covering capacity, supply and demand for lithium and sodium ion batteries. She has also begun working on the Portables report, building out our global view of unit sales and demand for each segment. Anya holds a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Leicester.","83b5fe3d-85e3-4632-bf28-d0fcd3050774",{"id":617,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":618,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":619,"is_external_url":50},156599439772257,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/719x719/148f688814/anya-sidhu.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/anya-sidhu-622b60268/","Analyst - Batteries ","Battery and Gigafactory ",{"id":624,"uuid":625,"name":626,"slug":627,"full_slug":628,"content":629},153367511643683,"7ec6fdff-ffa8-43b2-b96f-b610eae776f3","Beatrice Browning","beatrice-browning","authors/beatrice-browning",{"x":548,"bio":630,"_uid":631,"email":548,"image":632,"linkedin":636,"component":557,"job_title":637,"markets_covered":638,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Beatrice is the Battery Recycling Technology Lead at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, who has been working in the lithium ion battery recycling space for 6 years. She has been involved with Benchmark's recycling forecast since March 2022, tracking regional advancements in battery recycling infrastructure, technologies, and policy frameworks to build up a global understanding of the lithium-ion battery recycling market. She completed her PhD in battery recycling in March 2024, which has given her an in-depth technical understanding of lithium-ion battery recycling techniques.","a226747f-ddc4-446b-8599-a6edeff600b0",{"id":633,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":634,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":635,"is_external_url":50},153367789257270,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/3035x3794/a96e9c1415/beatrice-browning-2024-2.jpg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-beatrice-browning-20940b78/","Battery Recycling Technology Lead","Recycling",{"id":640,"uuid":641,"name":642,"slug":643,"full_slug":644,"content":645},147079628974072,"fd2b4065-44ae-4f87-89ae-968fb868f4ec","Benjamin Roche","benjamin-roche","authors/benjamin-roche",{"x":548,"bio":646,"_uid":647,"email":548,"image":648,"linkedin":652,"component":557,"job_title":653,"markets_covered":548,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Benjamin is Benchmark's Editor for Energy Transition Supply Chains, covering both upstream products like critical minerals and downstream products including energy storage systems and electric vehicles. He has previous experience covering trade flows, tariffs and the effects of geopolitics on supply chains.","cafa3186-13f7-430c-b4d1-cdd477158216",{"id":649,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":650,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":651,"is_external_url":50},153426609039582,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/800x800/66d6674fb8/benjamin-roche.png",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminrochecontent/","Editor – Energy Transition Supply Chains",{"id":655,"uuid":656,"name":657,"slug":658,"full_slug":659,"content":660},147080071297266,"0c77ef69-f14b-4094-bb3f-afb8b3f9edc7","Bryan Bille","bryan-bille","authors/bryan-bille",{"x":548,"bio":661,"_uid":662,"email":548,"image":663,"linkedin":667,"component":557,"job_title":668,"markets_covered":669,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Bryan has more than 8 years of policy and geopolitical experience covering numerous areas, such as international trade, industrial policy, critical minerals, battery and EV supply chains and the broader energy transition. Bryan currently oversees Benchmark Mineral Intelligence’s policy and geopolitical coverage and leads Benchmark’s strategic outreach to policymakers. Before joining Benchmark, Bryan obtained a degree in corporate law from the University of Antwerp and an international political economy degree from King’s College London. He also held various positions within the Belgian diplomatic corps and politics, where he was involved in multiple policy issues and international negotiations at the EU level. ","f84d2613-69b2-49af-a5ac-e54280762706",{"id":664,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":665,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":666,"is_external_url":50},148103977584224,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/1491bc3cc9/bryan-bille.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanbille/","Lead Analyst - Government Policy","Critical Mineral, Battery and EV Supply ",{"id":671,"uuid":672,"name":673,"slug":674,"full_slug":675,"content":676},147079192090244,"c83f69f0-1a49-4b54-8510-727350db1faa","Calvin Xu","calvin-xu","authors/calvin-xu",{"x":548,"bio":677,"_uid":678,"email":548,"image":679,"linkedin":683,"component":557,"job_title":684,"markets_covered":685,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Calvin is a BESS Analyst focusing on China market. He works on daily research of China's BESS projects, legislation and policy analysis. He also works on the monthly and quarterly reports focusing on China market and the OEMs updates. Now he is assisting on the data centre database. Calvin holds a MSc of e-Business Management at University of Warwick. ","d16a4438-477a-4c07-a6b2-ec1404f2b61f",{"id":680,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":681,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":682,"is_external_url":50},148104957929130,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/096bdfc0f7/calvin-xu.png",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhengxu0416/","Analyst - BESS","BESS",{"id":687,"uuid":688,"name":689,"slug":690,"full_slug":691,"content":692},146685570458936,"76d5ef1a-f6f6-409c-ad2f-503d7f97c854","Cameron Perks","cameron-perks","authors/cameron-perks",{"x":548,"bio":693,"_uid":694,"email":548,"image":695,"linkedin":699,"component":557,"job_title":700,"markets_covered":8,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Dr Cameron Perks is a leading global lithium expert and currently serves as Product Director for Lithium at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. With over a decade of experience in opaque mineral markets, he has led market strategy, pricing analysis, and bespoke consulting for clients ranging from junior explorers to OEMs and institutional investors. He was previously a consultant at TZMI, a geologist with the Geological Survey of NSW, and holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering.","e6dcae2a-1032-4334-a397-3a4491e1d76c",{"id":696,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":697,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":698,"is_external_url":50},148111860934712,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/5504398139/cam-perks.png",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronperks/","Product Director - Lithium",{"id":702,"uuid":703,"name":704,"slug":705,"full_slug":706,"content":707},153747926405129,"cdc47aeb-6699-4fbc-bdc7-f22f7220d0f1","Charles Lester","charles-lester","authors/charles-lester",{"x":548,"bio":708,"_uid":709,"email":548,"image":710,"linkedin":714,"component":557,"job_title":715,"markets_covered":716,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Charles is Data Manager at Rho Motion, working on electric vehicle, battery, charging, and recycling market analysis, as well as modelling energy and commodity demand associated with the energy transition. Prior to joining Rho Motion he was a Consultant at Argus Media working across several sectors including energy, fertiliser and emissions economics. He has worked on multiple feasibility studies for major industrial projects worth several billion dollars. Charles graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Economics, and a Master’s Degree in Economics from University College London (UCL).","4c50d40e-1901-47a3-a298-1d05b27125bd",{"id":711,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":712,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":713,"is_external_url":50},153748403383101,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/400x400/e3e91a8cc9/charles-lester.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleslester-124/","Data Manager","EV and Battery",{"id":718,"uuid":719,"name":720,"slug":721,"full_slug":722,"content":723},170465372477683,"8ca0fd10-da45-44ad-a356-24424588c72d","Ciara Rice","ciara-rice","authors/ciara-rice",{"x":548,"bio":724,"_uid":725,"email":548,"image":726,"linkedin":730,"component":557,"job_title":731,"markets_covered":732,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Ciara is Benchmark's battery chemicals analyst, covering the Manganese and Fluorspar value chains across Mn ore, HPMSM, acidspar, HF acid, and LiPF₆. Ciara tracks market developments and price movements across these commodities, working on supply and demand forecasts and historical price analysis.","7eca6b4d-8ff7-4599-9aa8-a5fdc2c76da0",{"id":727,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":728,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":729,"is_external_url":50},170465821963610,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/400x400/b61680a01e/ciara-rice.jpg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciara-rice-7481b1b9/","Battery Chemicals Analyst","Manganese, HPMSM, Acidspar, HF Acid, electrolyte",{"id":734,"uuid":735,"name":736,"slug":737,"full_slug":738,"content":739},146687981827540,"0c3a4925-f138-4e8d-a51b-1766c6a5c845","Daisy Jennings-Gray","daisy-jennings-gray","authors/daisy-jennings-gray",{"x":548,"bio":740,"_uid":741,"email":548,"image":742,"linkedin":746,"component":557,"job_title":747,"markets_covered":748,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Daisy is Head of Prices at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence and is responsible for price assessment publication and methodology development across all raw materials and battery components, including lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, rare earth elements, black mass, anode and cathode. She has 5 years' experience in price reporting, having primarily covered lithium and graphite markets when she joined Benchmark as an analyst, as well as reporting on European wholesale natural gas markets at another PRA prior to this. Daisy graduated with a First Class Honours MSci in Geology from Imperial College London. ","5e74ff16-44a9-46fe-b128-fc5a5b50f809",{"id":743,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":744,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":745,"is_external_url":50},153746211273145,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/440x410/c313cfb287/daisy.webp",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/daisyjennings-gray/","Head of Prices","Lithium, nickel, cobalt, natural graphite, synthetic graphite, anode, cathode, rare earths, black mass",{"id":750,"uuid":751,"name":752,"slug":753,"full_slug":754,"content":755},146688104125913,"41ac3a1d-e76a-4e0e-b4b1-f97b73e73531","Daniel Fletcher-Manuel","daniel-fletcher-manuel","authors/daniel-fletcher-manuel",{"x":548,"bio":756,"_uid":757,"email":548,"image":758,"linkedin":762,"component":557,"job_title":763,"markets_covered":748,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Daniel is Director of Indexing & Derivatives at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence and is responsible for Benchmark’s price reporting agency (PRA) business, the development of new indexing solutions and financial derivatives. He has almost 15 years of experience in commodity pricing and commodity offtake contracts, advising commercial, procurement and treasury teams on commodity risk management. Daniel was a member of UK’s Department of Business & Trade’s taskforce to map the national battery supply chain, and regularly advises legislators in the US and EU on commodity price support mechanisms and strategies. Daniel read Biomedical Sciences at the University of Newcastle and is studying his LLM (Law) at BPP, specialising in international trade.","4d91874e-b01c-4539-abe5-6330c61db149",{"id":759,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":760,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":761,"is_external_url":50},148108195600192,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/fe2cf2ae67/daniel-fetcher-manuel.png",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-fletcher-manuel/","Director of Indexing & Derivatives",{"id":765,"uuid":766,"name":767,"slug":768,"full_slug":769,"content":770},146688783394734,"51ef3999-08a4-411f-863c-486308991741","Didi Bostock","didi-bostock","authors/didi-bostock",{"x":548,"bio":771,"_uid":772,"email":548,"image":773,"linkedin":777,"component":557,"job_title":778,"markets_covered":548,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Didi is the Energy Transition & Economics Editor at Benchmark, covering a broad range of markets across the energy transition. His remit spans from downstream sectors such as BESS and EVs, through to midstream such as new technologies and battery production, to upstream critical minerals mining. He also leads on financial analysis across these supply chains, alongside in-depth policy analysis.\n","bfef23bc-8b64-4ef4-8aff-ba7247b4931f",{"id":774,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":775,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":776,"is_external_url":50},148106801211125,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/2c5ca5c1a3/didi-bostock.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/didi-bostock-656342198/","Editor - Energy Transition & Economics",{"id":780,"uuid":781,"name":782,"slug":783,"full_slug":784,"content":785},147079028106825,"17c95ef7-2bbe-4fff-95fc-4a65caa1d49f","Evan Hartley","evan-hartley","authors/evan-hartley",{"x":548,"bio":786,"_uid":787,"email":548,"image":788,"linkedin":792,"component":557,"job_title":793,"markets_covered":794,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Evan is a Research Manager at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, focusing on supply, demand, and cost analysis for global battery cell manufacturing, with previous experiences within the cathode and precusor cathode markets. He has over three years of experience in the sector, and holds a BSc. in Physical Geography from Durham University.","7b0d3a08-4f35-4c7d-894d-a38e44f365c4",{"id":789,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":790,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":791,"is_external_url":50},153366041620895,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/800x800/670548875a/evan-h.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-hartley/","Research Manager","Battery",{"id":796,"uuid":797,"name":798,"slug":799,"full_slug":800,"content":801},146685878371672,"1a220655-56a1-4544-a411-b218a4647e5a","Evelyn Mengwei Zhou","evelyn-mengwei-zhou","authors/evelyn-mengwei-zhou",{"x":548,"bio":802,"_uid":803,"email":548,"image":804,"linkedin":808,"component":557,"job_title":809,"markets_covered":414,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Evelyn is an analyst on the rare earths team at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, where she works on market analysis for rare earths supply chains, covering supply, demand, cost, pricing and ESG factors. She has an MSc in Environmental System Engineering from University College London and a BSc in Geological Engineering from China.","d8dbf8e8-fcd2-4687-b5cf-88f90b4898d9",{"id":805,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":806,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":807,"is_external_url":50},148111519610912,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/e714a08bc6/evelyn-zhou.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelyn-mengwei-zhou-905097228/","Analyst - Rare Earths",{"id":811,"uuid":812,"name":813,"slug":814,"full_slug":815,"content":816},146685729568071,"2924e382-15b5-4ffe-9249-42b84de3a3f7","Federico Gay","federico-gay","authors/federico-gay",{"x":548,"bio":817,"_uid":818,"email":548,"image":819,"linkedin":823,"component":557,"job_title":824,"markets_covered":8,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Federico is an economic geologist specializing in lithium at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. His expertise bridges technical and financial domains, with a background that spans deposit assessment, resource estimation, cost modelling, pricing trends, and ESG analysis. Federico’s career includes hands-on mining experience in Chile across lithium and copper deposits, as well as market-facing roles at the London Stock Exchange, focusing on lithium, precious metals and copper. His work supports strategic insights into the global energy transition and critical mineral supply chains. He holds a MSc in Economic Geology from Universidad Catolica del Norte, Chile.","ec134342-8401-4a39-98a7-8054bcde28c5",{"id":820,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":821,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":822,"is_external_url":50},148111688558632,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/599762cb57/federico-gay.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/federico-gaston-gay-1aa629160/","Principal Analyst - Lithium",{"id":826,"uuid":827,"name":828,"slug":829,"full_slug":830,"content":831},146688313710466,"32fd341f-86f3-4ebf-9178-7a78801a0168","Frederick Bloomfield","frederick-bloomfield","authors/frederick-bloomfield",{"x":548,"bio":832,"_uid":833,"email":548,"image":834,"linkedin":838,"component":557,"job_title":839,"markets_covered":840,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"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. With a particular interest in black mass trading, Frederick regularly speaks with players across the global battery recycling market, where he has gained extensive knowledge of trade flows, prices and policy on top of information on the wider recycling value chain, such as gate fees, tolling fees and the price of battery scrap and other recycled intermediates.","6d42e2ea-8bf2-413b-97dc-7ee5c945585d",{"id":835,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":836,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":837,"is_external_url":50},148107452266261,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/f55b7d4d79/freddie-bloomfield.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederick-bloomfield/","Senior Analyst","Black mass, lithium, nickel",{"id":842,"uuid":843,"name":844,"slug":845,"full_slug":846,"content":847},161520302068022,"ed825081-6a84-47fe-86ee-abc6541182ea","George Ingall","george-ingall","authors/george-ingall",{"x":548,"bio":848,"_uid":849,"email":548,"image":850,"linkedin":854,"component":557,"job_title":855,"markets_covered":856,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"George specialises in rare earths and battery minerals, with expertise in tracking market movements, pricing trends, and supply-demand dynamics across critical raw materials. Experienced in delivering clear market insights and analysis that support commercial strategy, investment decisions, and industry understanding in fast-evolving global commodities markets.","8bf93e18-9e2b-4418-945e-537ec1d22dc3",{"id":851,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":852,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":853,"is_external_url":50},161520530839870,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/2943x3679/899ad64a5e/george-ingall.jpg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeingall/","Price Analyst - Rare Earths & Battery Minerals","Rare Earths, Cobalt, Natural Graphite, Synthetic Graphite, Anode",{"id":858,"uuid":859,"name":860,"slug":861,"full_slug":862,"content":863},153749438579242,"190152d7-6ab6-488a-a98b-6ffb3a837333","George Whitcombe","george-whitcombe","authors/george-whitcombe",{"x":548,"bio":864,"_uid":865,"email":548,"image":866,"linkedin":870,"component":557,"job_title":871,"markets_covered":716,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"George is an EV Analyst at Rho Motion, working in the EV & Battery research team. He works extensively on global EV sales and production analysis, considering the economic and legislative factors that influence both. He also focuses on the strategy of automotive OEMs in the transition to EVs and feeds that into the team’s view on global vehicle markets. George graduated from the University of Exeter with a First Class Honours degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.","661d42ec-863b-4057-b487-5eb3812d0ded",{"id":867,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":868,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":869,"is_external_url":50},153749850360892,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/500x500/e5fa44ebf8/george-whitecombe.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-whitcombe-2320111b6/","Analyst - EV",{"id":873,"uuid":874,"name":875,"slug":876,"full_slug":877,"content":878},153366928199809,"9f332795-bf0d-4997-951e-3a129d2b1316","Iola Hughes","iola-hughes","authors/iola-hughes",{"x":548,"bio":879,"_uid":880,"email":548,"image":881,"linkedin":885,"component":557,"job_title":886,"markets_covered":887,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Iola was Head of Research at Rho Motion prior to the acquisition, and now leads the downstream research for the Benchmark. She has six years of experience in the battery space and works across electric vehicle, battery, and energy storage markets. Previous experience includes a research position with a Servomex working on paramagnetic sensors and spectroscopy gas analysis. Iola graduated with a First-Class Honours Master’s Degree in Geophysics from University College London","183ff68d-40ee-47d1-9b3c-ee028e22c937",{"id":882,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":883,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":884,"is_external_url":50},153367097606636,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/852x854/03382be015/iola-h.png",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/iolahughes/","Head of Research","Battery, BESS, EV and Battery",{"id":889,"uuid":890,"name":891,"slug":892,"full_slug":893,"content":894},153750693092850,"4ef9519d-67c7-487f-8c9a-c43f9c7d44cd","Jessie Xu","jessie-xu","authors/jessie-xu",{"x":548,"bio":895,"_uid":896,"email":548,"image":897,"linkedin":901,"component":557,"job_title":902,"markets_covered":903,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Jessie is a Senior Analyst on the downstream team covering the global battery recycling market. She also leads research on the Chinese battery recycling market. She works closely on the Battey Recycling Capacity Database and Battery Recycling Forecast. Jessie graduated from the University College London with a MSc degree in Geoscience.","0e9f9fee-8b77-4873-a1ae-c263b0e3c4fb",{"id":898,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":899,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":900,"is_external_url":50},153751052148086,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/400x400/b507d64652/jessie-xu.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessiexu687/","Senior Analyst - Recycling","Battery recycling ",{"id":905,"uuid":906,"name":907,"slug":908,"full_slug":909,"content":910},146686123541891,"cfa919b1-385d-4ec5-a840-f35181c63add","Luc Braun","luc-braun","authors/luc-braun",{"x":548,"bio":911,"_uid":912,"email":548,"image":913,"linkedin":917,"component":557,"job_title":918,"markets_covered":8,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Luc is an analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence focused on lithium supply, costs, and supply chains. Luc has a background in market analysis and research from previous roles where he covered nickel, deep seabed mining, and telecommunications. Luc holds an MPhys in Theoretical Physics from the University of Leeds.","2e61decf-65d7-4b71-8dff-f03a9dd75d9a",{"id":914,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":915,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":916,"is_external_url":50},148108889102189,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/6f1a6949aa/luc-braun.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucbraun/","Analyst - Lithium",{"id":920,"uuid":921,"name":922,"slug":923,"full_slug":924,"content":925},146688522332063,"b10ed96c-7b14-42ce-8af4-c41515c9a26d","Matthew Bird","matthew-bird","authors/matthew-bird",{"x":548,"bio":926,"_uid":927,"email":548,"image":928,"linkedin":932,"component":557,"job_title":933,"markets_covered":548,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Matthew writes, edits and produces content for Benchmark Intelligence and Benchmark Source across the whole mine to grid supply chain. He also acts as a liaison to the press. He has a PhD in electrochemistry from the University of Nottingham.","219be3d8-ba51-4417-9a41-7857e808f43b",{"id":929,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":930,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":931,"is_external_url":50},148106973509372,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/14738033ec/matthew-bird.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/birdmatthew/","Senior Editor - Supply Chains & Data Visualisation",{"id":935,"uuid":936,"name":937,"slug":938,"full_slug":939,"content":940},146685437924652,"24ff3af6-7523-494a-b58b-f94f4b665a10","Neha Mukherjee","neha-mukherjee","authors/neha-mukherjee",{"x":548,"bio":941,"_uid":942,"email":548,"image":943,"linkedin":947,"component":557,"job_title":948,"markets_covered":414,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Neha is a Research Manager at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, where she leads the market analysis of rare earth elements, covering supply, demand, cost, pricing, and ESG factors. She has two years of experience in the critical minerals sector and has executed consulting projects focused on market due diligence. Her background includes roles in energy market consulting and management consulting. Neha holds a Master’s degree in Sustainable Energy from the University of Glasgow and a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from India.","7b381601-41fa-459d-bcb8-7d34912113be",{"id":944,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":945,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":946,"is_external_url":50},148112074152014,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/687eb77e03/neha-mukherjee.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/neha-mukherjee-5825b0135/","Senior Analyst - Rare Earths",{"id":950,"uuid":951,"name":952,"slug":953,"full_slug":954,"content":955},153750125964737,"092245d7-8798-4c34-80a6-52cf283f6a5c","Pete Tillotson","pete-tillotson","authors/pete-tillotson",{"x":548,"bio":956,"_uid":957,"email":548,"image":958,"linkedin":962,"component":557,"job_title":963,"markets_covered":685,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Pete is a Senior Analyst on the downstream team covering the ex-China BESS markets. He works closely on the BESS monthly analysis and reporting as well as the BESS Quarterly Outlook. Pete holds an MSc from Imperial College London in Environmental Technology and a BA in Politics from the University of Exeter.","05c91881-6116-49c3-a866-21cf4ccea50f",{"id":959,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":960,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":961,"is_external_url":50},153750476274910,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/800x800/bfcfbe219a/pete-tilloston.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-tillotson-b09495158/","Senior Analyst - BESS",{"id":965,"uuid":966,"name":967,"slug":968,"full_slug":969,"content":970},147078675580415,"93137b73-06de-4ef0-a35b-37e28d6dac57","Ravindra Panwar","ravindra-panwar","authors/ravindra-panwar",{"x":548,"bio":548,"_uid":971,"email":548,"image":972,"linkedin":976,"component":557,"job_title":977,"markets_covered":548,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"5efa36bb-6dee-4a7d-8e49-516d85a1db5c",{"id":973,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":974,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":975,"is_external_url":50},148106272638675,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/2ac57b38a9/ravindra-panwar.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravindra-panwar/","Analyst - Coke",{"id":979,"uuid":980,"name":981,"slug":982,"full_slug":983,"content":984},147078938408502,"7a687bd3-ce6d-40b1-b294-4e5a3eb1730a","Roman Aubry","roman-aubry","authors/roman-aubry",{"x":548,"bio":985,"_uid":986,"email":548,"image":987,"linkedin":991,"component":557,"job_title":992,"markets_covered":993,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Roman is an analyst at Benchmark, working on supply, demand, market analysis, and costs for nickel and cobalt. He previously covered nickel and cobalt as a price analyst for Benchmark's PRA division. He holds a BSc in Astrophysics from University College London. ","74388664-a124-40d6-85dd-bc2ed9991b43",{"id":988,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":989,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":990,"is_external_url":50},148105602565821,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/2e40a46bef/roman-aubry.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-aubry-27bb80214/","Analyst - Cobalt & Nickel","Nickel and Cobalt ",{"id":995,"uuid":996,"name":997,"slug":998,"full_slug":999,"content":1000},147079257777840,"97f096ce-b8c0-4d82-932e-3cdf511b8c29","Shivangee Chauhan","shivangee-chauhan","authors/shivangee-chauhan",{"x":548,"bio":1001,"_uid":1002,"email":548,"image":1003,"linkedin":1007,"component":557,"job_title":1008,"markets_covered":1009,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Shivangee is a Senior Analyst on the midstream team covering costs and pricing across legacy and emerging battery technologies. She works closely on the Cell Price Assessments and the Battery & Gigafactory Forecast. Shivangee graduated from Imperial College London with an MSc in Finance and is currently pursuing the CFA charter.","bd17464d-863d-4fec-a7a3-a83cee530df1",{"id":1004,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":1005,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":1006,"is_external_url":50},153744353568974,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/400x400/721040cfe1/shivangee-chauhan.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivangee-chauhan-495638190/","Senior Analyst - Battery Cost","Battery and Gigafactory and New Technology ",{"id":1011,"uuid":1012,"name":1013,"slug":1014,"full_slug":1015,"content":1016},146686592292254,"d5038280-495c-4841-a9c3-0808e748a066","Shruti Kashyap","shruti-kashyap","authors/shruti-kashyap",{"x":548,"bio":1017,"_uid":1018,"email":548,"image":1019,"linkedin":1023,"component":557,"job_title":1024,"markets_covered":1025,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Shruti is the Product Director for graphite and battery chemicals at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence and has around two decades of experience in commodity analysis. Shruti previously worked at CRU as head of nitrogen analysis and has also worked with leading metals and mining companies, such as Peabody Energy and Anglo American, where she was responsible for analysis of coal and iron ore. Shruti has also worked with Ernst and Young where she was involved in strategy, valuations and due diligence analysis of mining and chemical companies. She has a Masters degree in Economics from Delhi University, India.\n","35f20a54-da12-4064-b751-27d810944051",{"id":1020,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":1021,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":1022,"is_external_url":50},153365482934651,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/852x854/ac0cb6825d/shruti-k.png",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/shruti-kashyap/","Product Director - Graphite and Battery Chemicals","Graphite",{"id":1027,"uuid":1028,"name":1029,"slug":1030,"full_slug":1031,"content":1032},153366343694415,"cd90a105-9511-45f0-a59b-a9a3b6c373dc","Tony Alderson","tony-alderson","authors/tony-alderson",{"x":548,"bio":1033,"_uid":1034,"email":548,"image":1035,"linkedin":1039,"component":557,"job_title":1040,"markets_covered":261,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Tony is a Research Manager at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, specialising in forward-looking models that encompass supply, demand, and pricing dynamics for anode materials. He has over 3 years experience in the battery supply chain, previously working as a Price & Data Analyst, for LiB raw materials. His background is in renewable and sustainable energy technologies, having completed an MSc at Northumbria University, Newcastle.","df9e0a93-3226-4456-84d1-c9454954e61e",{"id":1036,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":1037,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":1038,"is_external_url":50},153733815578762,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/800x800/f521ccb976/tony-alderson.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-alderson-b370b7170/","Research Manager - Anode",{"id":1042,"uuid":1043,"name":1044,"slug":1045,"full_slug":1046,"content":1047},153368226942346,"b6696458-c7cc-4365-8a88-5da5641e74da","Varnika Agarwal","varnika-agarwal","authors/varnika-agarwal",{"x":548,"bio":1048,"_uid":1049,"email":548,"image":1050,"linkedin":1054,"component":557,"job_title":1055,"markets_covered":1056,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Varnika is a Battery Research Analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence where her primary focus is on the technical side of electric vehicle, energy stationary storage and battery market analysis. She was transferred from Rho Motion, which was acquired by Benchmark Mineral. During 2 years at Rho Motion, Varnika has worked on a variety of products across the time and has played an active role in the analysis of different type of battery recycling technologies.She holds PhD in solid-state batteries at University of Oxford, which has helped to hone her research and technical skills.","4116a566-cf45-44f3-960c-22c3010fdbf8",{"id":1051,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":1052,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":1053,"is_external_url":50},153368413803149,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/852x854/7f6c4846ba/varnika-a.png",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/varnika-agarwal1/","Battery Research Analyst","Battery Tech, EV, BESS, Portables",{"id":1058,"uuid":1059,"name":1060,"slug":1061,"full_slug":1062,"content":1063},153368967337686,"5d61bc60-93c5-4487-93f1-b71f3218a8a5","Will Roberts","will-roberts","authors/will-roberts",{"x":548,"bio":1064,"_uid":1065,"email":548,"image":1066,"linkedin":1070,"component":557,"job_title":1071,"markets_covered":716,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Will is part of the EV & Battery research team. As Automotive Research Lead, he manages all aspects of the team's view on global vehicle markets. Will leads forecasting for both the total vehicle market globally as well as electrified vehicles and works extensively on electric vehicle and battery market analysis, with a particular focus on the effects of legislation in the North American & European markets and, auto OEM strategy in the transition to EV. In addition, Will is also leading research in EV motors, vehicle platforms and systems. Will graduated from the University of Exeter, with a BSc in Physics and MSc in Mechanical Engineering.","c3739079-3fb9-42ca-9631-0aebd66a3430",{"id":1067,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":1068,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":1069,"is_external_url":50},156635032690412,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/852x854/474a3cfca2/will-r.png",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/willroberts227/","Automotive Research Lead",{"id":1073,"uuid":1074,"name":1075,"slug":1076,"full_slug":1077,"content":1078},146685119829279,"eea26c82-7bf3-48e7-ba2f-06f7e81732a5","Will Talbot","will-talbot","authors/will-talbot",{"x":548,"bio":1079,"_uid":1080,"email":548,"image":1081,"linkedin":1085,"component":557,"job_title":793,"markets_covered":1086,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Will Talbot is a Research Manager at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, where he manages research and analysis within Benchmark’s Raw Materials Forecasting market area, with a particular focus on the cobalt and nickel markets. Will has a background in research and consulting across commodities and has specialised in the lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle markets for the past six years. He holds an MEng in Chemical Engineering from the University of Bath.","de93b246-74e6-4c1c-91de-4096f29dc2f4",{"id":1082,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":1083,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":1084,"is_external_url":50},153357906476844,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/850x854/375bb3815a/will-t.png",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-talbot/","Cobalt, Nickel",{"id":1088,"uuid":1089,"name":1090,"slug":1091,"full_slug":1092,"content":1093},147079360501491,"9e5d41ee-2938-46c4-ad8d-4f718666a9cc","Xin Chen","xin-chen","authors/xin-chen",{"x":548,"bio":1094,"_uid":1095,"email":548,"image":1096,"linkedin":1100,"component":557,"job_title":1101,"markets_covered":1102,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Xin holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of St Andrews and has over five years of research experience in developing cathode materials for sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries. Currently, as a new battery technology analyst, Xin contributes to the New Technology Report and manages a comprehensive database tracking emerging battery technologies. My work also supports BESS, EV, and silicon-based anode products, providing detailed technology highlights for reports such as the BESS Outlook, EV & Battery Forecast, and other industry publications.","1ca6ff96-2f6f-452d-bac1-164093a50a4f",{"id":1097,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":1098,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":1099,"is_external_url":50},148104708535964,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/bd01e707af/xin-chen.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/xin-chen-battery/","Analyst - Battery Technology","New Technology, BESS, EV, Silicon Anode",{"id":1104,"uuid":1105,"name":1106,"slug":1107,"full_slug":1108,"content":1109},153751301025280,"c91cf749-f3b2-4661-83bd-6a3d1e5a060b","Xinyi Lin","xinyi-lin","authors/xinyi-lin",{"x":548,"bio":1110,"_uid":1111,"email":548,"image":1112,"linkedin":1116,"component":557,"job_title":1117,"markets_covered":1118,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Xinyi is focusing on EV charging infrastructure as a Research Analyst at Rho Motion. She delivers insights through comprehensive analysis of the global EV charging market and contributes to monthly and quarterly reports as well as related projects. Before joining the company, she earned a Master’s degree in Management from the University of Glasgow with excellent academic performance.","0e405ab1-2624-439c-9633-90cb47a91220",{"id":1113,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":1114,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":1115,"is_external_url":50},156598898469416,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/800x800/e4ab6097c6/xinyi-lin.jpeg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/xinyi-l-132a861b6/","Research Analyst","EV charging infrastructure",{"id":1120,"uuid":1121,"name":1122,"slug":1123,"full_slug":1124,"content":1125},146685999900030,"9e4ad26e-419d-426a-9009-313e8dff5d8e","Yuan Gu","yuan-gu","authors/yuan-gu",{"x":548,"bio":1126,"_uid":1127,"email":548,"image":1128,"linkedin":1132,"component":557,"job_title":1133,"markets_covered":1025,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Yuan is a Senior Analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, focusing on research and analysis of the graphite market. Yuan has over three years of experience in the mining and metals industry, specialising in cost modelling, supply, demand and price forecasting. Yuan holds a BSc in Economics from London School of Economics and Political Science and MSc in Energy, Trade and Finance from the Baynes Business School. She previously worked in the financial industry before shifting focus to base metals and lithium-ion battery supply chains.","65b151ec-bddc-4fc2-a7e6-d9ae986a9891",{"id":1129,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":1130,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":1131,"is_external_url":50},153364895662428,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/3253x4066/726919227e/yuan-2024.jpg",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuangu313/","Senior Analyst - Graphite",{"id":1135,"uuid":1136,"name":1137,"slug":1138,"full_slug":1139,"content":1140},146686243894666,"44eac4c0-c765-4dca-94b9-972c003ac6ac","Zoey Zuo","zoey-zuo","authors/zoey-zuo",{"x":548,"bio":1141,"_uid":1142,"email":548,"image":1143,"linkedin":1147,"component":557,"job_title":1148,"markets_covered":8,"certification_name":548,"certification_recoginition":548,"certification_recoginition_url":548,"formattedDate":548},"Zoey is a Senior Analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence in China, leading its China lithium research. She has extensive experience in lithium mine projects, contributing to Benchmark’s lithium cost, supply-demand and price forecast models. Previously, has participated in investment and financing projects for lithium mining ventures. She led lithium market analysis collaborate with Chinese universities on joint lithium research projects  when she's in Lithium Research Institute.","5fe7449d-8dbe-4db6-ae8a-aa36f89cb91f",{"id":1144,"alt":548,"name":548,"focus":548,"title":548,"source":548,"filename":1145,"copyright":548,"fieldtype":554,"meta_data":1146,"is_external_url":50},153365262971250,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/852x854/1135fe200d/zoe-z.png",{},"https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoey-zuo-615637151/","Senior Analyst - Lithium ",1783093246574]