The global Battery Metals & Critical Minerals market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 12.3% by 2035.
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Policy Firepower Is Rewiring Supply Chains: IRA in the U.S. and CRMA in Europe
Industrial policy has become the strongest tailwind in the sector. In the U.S., tax credits tied to domestic or 'ally' sourcing and restrictions on foreign entities are forcing automakers and cell makers to remap supply chains-especially for graphite, lithium chemicals, and nickel sulfate. The immediate effect is higher documentation and compliance effort; the strategic effect is a surge of capex into U.S. and Free-Trade-Agreement partner countries across mining, refining, and midstream processing.
Europe's Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) sets explicit 2030 targets for extraction, processing, and recycling inside the bloc, which is catalyzing projects for lithium conversion, cathode precursors, and battery recycling. Processors and recyclers now see clearer pathways to bankable projects; miners gain better offtake visibility with EU converters scaling under a policy umbrella. In short, policy is reshaping who invests where, and when.
Brutal Price Cycles Undercut Investment Signals
Lithium and nickel have both whipsawed since 2023. Sharp declines in lithium carbonate/hydroxide and oversupplied nickel markets pushed many producers into loss-making territory, slowing final investment decisions and complicating financing. Developers are phasing projects, renegotiating offtakes, or seeking strategic partners to bridge downcycles.
For buyers, low spot prices feel good-until underinvestment crimps supply just as demand rebounds. The practical response is a portfolio approach: blend fixed-price and index-linked tenors, tie volumes to expansion milestones, and diversify across chemistries (LFP/NMC) and jurisdictions to avoid single-point failure.
What would be the Impact of US Trade Tariffs on the Global Battery Metals & Critical Minerals Market?
The imposition of U.S. tariffs on imported battery metals and critical minerals has the potential to significantly reshape global supply chains and trade dynamics. Since the United States remains a key consumer of lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, and rare earths for electric vehicles, energy storage, and defence applications, tariff measures could increase costs for domestic manufacturers while prompting suppliers to diversify their markets. Tariffs may also accelerate efforts to localize supply chains within North America through new mining, refining, and recycling projects. The actual impact of these tariffs on the global market depends largely on how quickly supply and demand rebalance, which can be assessed through different recovery scenarios-V-shaped, U-shaped, and L-shaped.
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Segments Covered in the Report
- By Procurement Model
- Long-Term Offtake Agreements
- Government / Strategic Supply Contracts
- By Source
- Primary Mining
- Secondary / Recycled Sources
- Urban Mining
- By Application
- Electric Vehicles (EVs)
- Energy Storage Systems (ESS)
- Consumer Electronics
- Other Applications
- By Processing Technology
- Traditional Smelting & Refining
- Hydrometallurgical Processing
- Pyrometallurgical Processing
- Bioleaching & Eco-Friendly Extraction
- Advanced Recycling Technologies
- By Type
- Lithium
- Cobalt
- Nickel
- Manganese
- Graphite
- Other Types
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- North America
- U.S.
- Canada
- Europe
- Germany
- UK
- France
- Italy
- Russia
- Rest of Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Japan
- China
- India
- Australia
- South Korea
- South East Asia
- Rest of Asia Pacific
- Latin America
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Rest of Latin America
- MEA
- GCC
- South Africa
- Rest of MEA
The report also includes profiles and for some of the leading companies in the Battery Metals & Critical Minerals Market, 2025 to 2035, with a focus on this segment of these companies' operations.
- Leading companies profiled in the report
- American Battery Technology Company (ABTC)
- BASF SE
- BHP Group Limited
- BYD Co. Ltd
- Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
- Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd.
- Glencore
- Neometals Ltd.
- Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta Oy
- Redwood Materials
- Rio Tinto Group
- Samsung SDI Co., Ltd
- Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM)
- Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
- Umicore
Overall world revenue for Battery Metals & Critical Minerals Market, 2025 to 2035 in terms of value the market will surpass US$33,593.0 million in 2025, our work calculates. We predict strong revenue growth through to 2035. Our work identifies which organisations hold the greatest potential. Discover their capabilities, progress, and commercial prospects, helping you stay ahead.
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