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Commented by Carsten Mainitz on February 4th, 2026 | 07:40 CET
Breaking news! This innovation is transforming the battery industry – What it means for NEO Battery Materials, DroneShield, and BYD
Artificial intelligence, electromobility, and drones are some of the topics that are highly favoured by investors. However, one crucial link in the chain is too often neglected: powerful, flexible battery solutions from Western industrialized countries. China's dominance must be broken as quickly as possible. With a new generation of cells, NEO Battery Materials could now shake up the market. The potential is huge, but this is not yet reflected in the market capitalization of around CAD 100 million.
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Commented by Armin Schulz on January 28th, 2026 | 07:05 CET
The next major battery story is not being written in China – it is being led by the TSMC clone, NEO Battery Materials
The tech revolution has a blind spot. While billions are being poured into the development of AI, advanced robotics, and autonomous systems, one fundamental problem often remains unresolved: energy storage. The performance of these high-tech devices is determined by their weakest component - and increasingly that component is the battery. China dominates the mass market, but a critical gap is emerging: namely, demand for flexible, high-performance, non-Chinese battery solutions. This is precisely the vacuum NEO Battery Materials is stepping into with an approach that mirrors the semiconductor industry.
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Commented by Stefan Feulner on January 26th, 2026 | 07:25 CET
NEO Battery Materials positions itself for the battery revolution
Artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, drones, and robotics are causing global energy demand to skyrocket. But this is precisely where the weak point of digitalization becomes apparent. Conventional lithium-ion batteries are reaching their physical limits in terms of charging time, energy density, and cost. NEO Battery plans to break through this bottleneck. With innovative silicon anode technology, the Company promises significantly higher capacities, ultra-fast charging, and massive cost advantages. Initial partnerships with major customers, concrete supply agreements, and the expansion of production capacities are fueling imagination and increasingly bringing the battery specialist into the focus of investors.
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Commented by Carsten Mainitz on January 22nd, 2026 | 06:50 CET
Batteries as a crucial key technology: VW, NEO Battery Materials, and Hensoldt in a technological alliance
The global race for battery technologies and technological sovereignty is becoming significantly more intense. NEO Battery Materials is coming into focus with its market-ready, high-performance silicon anodes and the imminent ramp-up of mass production. The Canadian company is positioning itself as a Western alternative to Chinese-dominated supply chains, combining technological advantages with a compelling cost profile. At the same time, Volkswagen is under pressure to accelerate its e-mobility strategy in an increasingly fragmented and competitive global market. Hensoldt, meanwhile, is benefiting from the rapid expansion of drones, sensors, and security-related future technologies. Together, these three companies illustrate how closely capital markets, geopolitics, and industrial innovation are now intertwined.
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Commented by André Will-Laudien on January 21st, 2026 | 08:30 CET
E-subsidy 2.0 and now the boom! Taking off with BYD, NEO Battery Materials, and VW
Now it is official! The German federal government is relaunching its e-subsidy program. Low- and middle-income earners can apply for environmental incentives of up to EUR 6,000 for the purchase of an electric or hybrid vehicle. Annual household income must not exceed EUR 80,000 for households without children, and EUR 90,000 for those with children. Fully electric vehicles will receive a base subsidy of EUR 3,000. What initially sounds like positive news was met with little enthusiasm on the stock market. On the contrary, automotive stocks ended up with a 2 to 3% correction. The reason: the math is a zero-sum game. The German automotive market continues to be dominated by combustion engine technology. Those who take advantage of the EV incentive are simply subsidizing their switch to electric mobility, while at the same time, a new combustion-engine purchase disappears from sales pipelines. Worse still, German manufacturers still do not appear to be competitive with Chinese suppliers. Ultimately, this suggests that foreign suppliers could win the race. Investors should therefore take a close look at where the real private-sector leverage may lie.
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Commented by Nico Popp on January 20th, 2026 | 07:05 CET
Antimony shock for Airbus and BASF: China's export restrictions make Antimony Resources a strategic winner
2025 will go down in economic history as the year when a largely unknown semi-metal sent global industry into a state of alert. Antimony, long overshadowed by popular battery metals such as lithium and cobalt, suddenly emerged as one of the most strategically critical and supply-constrained metals. Aggressive export restrictions imposed by China, which historically controlled over 80% of global processing capacity, have put Western supply chains under significant pressure. What market observers refer to as the "antimony shock" is no longer a theoretical threat, but a harsh economic reality. According to industry analyses, market participants were already talking about significant supply deficits in 2025 – estimates are in the high five-digit ton range. We analyze the market and present a potential beneficiary.
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Commented by Nico Popp on January 19th, 2026 | 07:25 CET
Armored steel meets swarm intelligence: Why Rheinmetall and Hensoldt must retool - and why NEO Battery Materials could become a hidden winner of the drone war
The war in Ukraine has shattered military doctrines that were considered irrefutable in NATO headquarters for decades within a matter of months. The shocking realization: even the most modern battle tank is an easy target for a drone that costs less than a tank of fuel for the colossus. We are witnessing a tectonic shift in warfare away from classic weapons such as tanks and howitzers toward asymmetric threats that are decided by software, sensors, and, above all, range. In this new environment, established defense giants such as Rheinmetall and Hensoldt must reinvent themselves to avoid becoming obsolete. But while these corporations are slow to turn their tankers around, NEO Battery Materials is positioning itself as an agile player at the critical interface of modern warfare: batteries for drone swarms, independent of Chinese supply chains.
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Commented by André Will-Laudien on January 19th, 2026 | 07:10 CET
Explosive mix: Critical metals and e-mobility! BYD, Mercedes-Benz, Graphano Energy, and RENK in focus
E-mobility in Germany could gain fresh momentum in 2026, as the CDU wing of the federal government is pushing for the reintroduction of purchase incentives for electric vehicles, retroactively including those registered since the beginning of the year. There is still a need for discussion within the SPD due to other issues. German citizens are familiar with the nerve-wracking process of reaching compromises in Berlin, where a new law can only be passed with five other concessions to the coalition partner. This is how grand coalitions work: slowly and tenaciously. Regardless, the public has become accustomed to this carnival event, and for us, stock market traders, it is important to look at the possible effects of such subsidy decisions. According to estimates from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, available funding could support the purchase of up to 800,000 electric vehicles - roughly 1.6% of all registered vehicles in Germany. The planned incentives aim primarily to ease the transition to e-mobility for low- and middle-income households. Do not look a gift horse in the mouth! How are automotive stocks doing on the stock market?
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Commented by Armin Schulz on January 15th, 2026 | 07:15 CET
Lithium shortage grows: How BYD, NEO Battery Materials, and DroneShield are benefiting
A new era of scarcity is dawning. Lithium prices are skyrocketing. As lithium becomes the strategic oil of the 21st century, entirely new technologies are fueling the appetite for energy. Electric mobility, drones, robotics, and AI all have one thing in common: they are driving up demand for energy storage systems that need to be more powerful, more efficient, and simply more robust. In this race for what is arguably the most important resource of our time, what counts most is secure supply chains. Without them, the much-vaunted technology of the future will fall by the wayside. We take a look at three specific companies that are benefiting from the new technologies: BYD, NEO Battery Materials, and DroneShield.
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Commented by Carsten Mainitz on January 15th, 2026 | 07:10 CET
Power Metallic Mines: Top Commodity Pick Backed by Renowned Investors!
Many market experts have proclaimed this the decade of commodities. Last year was dominated by a precious metals boom, with silver in particular seeing a sharp increase in momentum in recent weeks. Critical raw materials, such as rare earth elements and strategic metals, are also attracting significant attention. The market is dominated by China, and export restrictions put additional pressure on the West to develop new deposits outside of China and establish secure supply chains. This is putting companies that own properties in secure Western jurisdictions at the center of investor interest. One such company is Power Metallic Mines. The Canadians have one of the largest polymetallic deposits in North America. Several prominent investors have already taken positions, underscoring the Company's potential. Analysts also see significant upside for the stock.
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