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Commented by Nico Popp on September 10th, 2025 | 07:25 CEST
German-Canadian raw materials alliance: Graphano Energy, Volkswagen, Magna International
February 1, 2025, came as a shock to many Canadians. On that day, US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada and repeatedly suggested the country could become a US state. In response to these trade barriers, Canada sought to reduce its dependence on the US. An obvious partner is the EU. The two economies already entered into a strategic raw materials partnership in 2021. In this article, we explore the prospects for joint supply chains for electric vehicle batteries and highlight which companies stand to benefit.
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Commented by Stefan Feulner on October 29th, 2021 | 14:13 CEST
XPeng, Graphano Energy, K+S - The fear of emptiness
There are shortages in all sectors. In addition to the chip shortage, which is affecting the automotive industry, there are also shortages of metal, plastic, and even packaging material for Christmas presents. Even at technology giant Apple, there is concern about whether the all-important final quarter can be spared supply disruptions due to fragile global supply chains. There is no end to this problem in sight in the longer term; on the contrary, the shortage of raw materials due to the energy transition exacerbates this circumstance.
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Commented by André Will-Laudien on October 20th, 2021 | 12:56 CEST
Varta, Graphano Energy, Nel ASA - Who will deliver the super battery?
The race for the most powerful battery stops at many stations. On the one hand, it is about battery efficiency as a basic fact of the climate discussion. On the other hand, many producers wonder where all the battery metals should come from if every second EU citizen switches to e-mobility in the next few years. Neither the charging infrastructure nor resilient batteries are available at the moment, so the whole planning is actually still fraught with a lot of dreaming - nevertheless, the necessary metals are going through the roof in terms of price. The reason is that those sitting on the metals are turning the price screw, even if the actual excess demand will probably only arise in 2-3 years. We are looking at values that are in the middle of the typhoon.
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Commented by Nico Popp on October 14th, 2021 | 13:37 CEST
ThyssenKrupp, Graphano Energy, BYD: The hype returns
Prices are rising and the economy is booming. Supply chains are not yet running smoothly again, meaning that many basic materials are expensive. But the signs for rising raw material prices are also good in the long term: New technology is driving demand, both for entirely new applications such as batteries and for infrastructure. Buildings, bridges, wind turbines - all of these will remain a topic for years to come. We present three stocks that could benefit from these developments.
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