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By Brian Sylvester |
January 4, 2012
China's tight grip on rare earth elements supply may loosen as other deposits around the world come to fruition in 2012 and the head of global research with investment bank Byron Capital Markets, discusses the supply and demand fundamentals.
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By Jon Hykawy |
November 3, 2011
Rare earths are an unsettling topic. Today, everyone tries to claim a concrete view on these materials since at least 2002. But unless you were a scientist or involved in making catalysts or magnets, you probably didn't know they existed until last year.
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By Zig Lambo |
October 28, 2011
The Byron Capital Markets analyst explains how graphite and vanadium play critical roles in rapidly growing battery markets, as well as in the steel industry. Companies he discusses look poised for major supplier status.
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By Zig Lambo |
October 26, 2011
The battery materials and technologies analyst with Byron Capital Markets brings us up to date on the factors shaping the evolution of this growing market and several promising companies blazing trails in the lithium industry.
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By Brian Sylvester |
June 7, 2011
Just what are critical metals? They are sometimes referred to as "strategic" or "technology" metals, but clear definitions for these terms often prove elusive and routinely depend on to whom you're talking.
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By William Mbaho |
May 17, 2011
Heightened global demand for vanadium, especially from China, is prompting the global steel industry to aggressively seek out new supplies, especially in the US where this 21st century metal is becoming increasingly indispensible.
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By Brian Sylvester |
April 13, 2011
The battery materials and technology analyst with Toronto-based Byron Capital Markets, talks about which vanadium producers are ready to grapple with the prospect of increasing demand from the adaption of 'green' uses.
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By Brian Sylvester |
January 25, 2011
Don't look now, but vanadium demand is ramping up, the head of global research with Byron Capital Markets, says. The metal could see demand jump if battery manufacturers start using it to boost power output in lithium-vanadium cells
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By Brian Sylvester |
January 12, 2011
The head of global research with Toronto-based Byron Capital Markets, handicaps most of the players in the lithium space and highlights a few that could be takeover targets.
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By Marc Davis |
January 11, 2011
The "Holy Grail" of renewable energy - grid scale power storage - appears to be finally within reach. So is the ability to make electric cars far more practical or user-friendly.
