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26.05.2026
New technologies are driving up cobalt and nickel consumption
The battery industry — that is, the production of energy storage devices and electric vehicles — relies on certain raw materials.
Herisau, 26.05.2026 (PresseBox) - Advertisement - This article is distributed on behalf of Canada Nickel Company Inc. and Aurania Resources Ltd., with whom SRC swiss resource capital AG maintains paid IR advisory agreements. Publisher: SRC swiss resource capital AG · Author: Ingrid Heinritzi · First published: May 23, 2026, 12:45 a.m. Zurich/Berlin
Alternative powertrains achieved a market penetration of more than 61 percent in China’s automotive market in April. This marks a new record, representing a 9.7 percent increase compared to April 2025. Globally, confidence in electric mobility is growing, and high oil prices are driving up fuel costs. Here in Germany, the electric car purchase incentive has returned, even retroactively to January 1, and is expected to attract new customers. The incentive is intended to support the purchase of approximately 800,000 vehicles from 2026 to 2029.
Electric mobility is moving beyond its infancy. Environmentally friendly cars are becoming more affordable, ranges are increasing, and charging stations are multiplying. From a global perspective, demand for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles has risen for two consecutive months. Here in Germany, renewable energies occasionally account for a larger share of electricity production than conventional sources. Incidentally, so far this year, around 22 percent of electric cars sold in the EU have come from China.
High-performance batteries rely on cobalt, as do certain alloys and chemical catalysts. The fact that about two-thirds of this cobalt comes from the Congo, a rather unstable country, is prompting consumers to look toward regions that are more politically stable. After all, the Congo is associated with instability. Even though cobalt recycling is gaining some momentum, the demand for cobalt is steadily rising. In addition to electric vehicles, the growing number of stationary storage systems is driving this trend. Nickel, for which demand is estimated to roughly triple by 2030, is also integral to electrification. And the more advanced the batteries become, the more nickel is used. Nickel prices have also risen sharply since the start of the year.
Aurania Resources (- https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/aurania-resources-ltd/ -) focuses on precious metals and critical energy raw materials in Europe, specifically in Italy (nickel, cobalt, iron, copper, and chromium) and France. There, the company has also added three new exploration licenses (gold, polymetallic metals) through a subsidiary. The nickel-cobalt project in northern Italy is impressing with the latest drill results, which show significant nickel, cobalt, and copper values. In Iceland, Aurania Resources is involved in a gold project.
Canada Nickel Company (- https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/canada-nickel-company-inc/ -) holds nickel and cobalt reserves in its Crawford project in Ontario (ranked second in the Fraser ranking). With the approval of this project, the company has achieved a significant milestone in terms of environmental sustainability. According to the Canadian government, this is a project of strategic importance. A private placement has injected fresh capital into the company’s coffers. Together with GeoRedox, the company will work on the first stimulated geological hydrogen drilling in the project.
Current company information and press releases from Canada Nickel Company (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/unternehmen/canada-nickel-company-inc/ -) and Aurania Resources (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/unternehmen/aurania-resources-ltd/ -).
You can also find further information in our new Battery Metals Report at the following link:
https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/reports/ansicht/batteriemetall-report-2025-04/.
Sources: Canada Nickel Company, Aurania Resources,
ortunebusinessinsights.com/de/kobaltmarkt-114211;
https://www.edelmetalle.de/nickelpreis;
https://www.elektroauto-news.net/news/china-nev-ueber-60-prozent-marktanteil;
https://www.elektroauto-news.net/news/eauto-nachfrage-weltweit-in-folge-gestiegen;
https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/reports/ansicht/batteriemetall-report-2025-04/.
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