France is at the heart of Europe’s solid-state battery efforts, representing over 90% of the region’s forecast 18 gigawatt-hours of production in 2030 according to Benchmark’s Solid-State and Lithium Metal Battery Forecast. Currently Blue Solutions leads the charge in France, having been the first company globally to commercialise a solid-state lithium metal battery for use […]
> In the third quarter of 2025, 18 of the largest 25 copper miners reported quarter-on-quarter decreases in their output, including the top four miners. The total Q3 copper production reported by the top 25 miners hit 3.72Mt. “In the third quarter, many companies saw lower production compared to the previous quarter. However, most did not […]
> Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, specialising in battery supply chain research and insights, reports that 12.7GWh of new operational capacity entered operation in October 2025. Operational Capacity The grid-scale BESS market saw 12.7GWh of new capacity enter operations globally in October 2025, a y-o-y increase of 29%. China led new operational capacity with just under 8.8GWh of […]
> Europe’s electric vehicles (EV) sales have had a strong start to the year, growing 21% in Q1 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. Notably, this growth has not been reflected in France’s EV market, which is down over 18% in the same period according to Rho Motion’s EV Sales Database. This makes it […]
> Automakers are eyeing solid-state batteries to reach the sought-after target of a 1,000 kilometre (621 mile) range electric vehicle. Beijing-based WeLion, a battery supplier to Chinese electric vehicle producer Nio, said last month that its first semi-solid-state batteries had rolled off the line at its production facility in Huzhou, Zhejiang province. Nio says its ET7 […]
> The next-generation battery landscape has progressed from start-up to scale-up, with more than 250GWh of pipeline capacity expected to be installed by the end of 2025 across a variety of emerging technologies, according to Benchmark’s New Technology Service. China has a dominant position in the two most developed of these technologies: sodium ion and solid-state. […]
> Lithium chemical prices spiked in China on Monday following a bullish speech by the chairman of Ganfeng – the world’s third-largest lithium producer – in which it was suggested that lithium demand growth could reach 30% in 2026. In a keynote speech on 16 November at the 10th International Summit on Power Battery Application in […]
> Benchmark has tracked over $50 billion of energy transition funding, throughout 2025 in its Energy Transition Capital database, with the largest share allocated to the battery supply chain. The role of debt, grants, and equity Debt The EV, battery, and battery materials markets have matured rapidly over the past few years. As a result, debt is playing an increasingly […]
> Escalating unrest in Mali, as jihadi groups target fuel convoys around the capital Bamako, has led several governments including France and the US to advise their citizens to leave the country. The attacks have created fuel shortages, and raised serious concerns around the military government’s ability to maintain its rule in the country. Mali is […]