Market Briefings
CMP's latest critical minerals news, market intelligence, price movements and strategic analysis.
20 October 2026
Ruthenium Prices Rise 109% in 12 Months as AI Infrastructure Demand Grows
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2025
2 December 2025
November rally: gallium, lithium and strategic stockpiling
2 December 2025
Dysprosium: the thermal anchor for high-temperature permanent magnets
25 November 2025
Gallium supply squeeze: why high prices cannot quickly create new supply
18 November 2025
Rhenium: the scarce by-product that keeps jet engines operating at extreme heat
11 November 2025
Selenium: the light-sensitive copper by-product used in solar and defence
6 November 2025
October market divergence: gallium and scandium strengthen as lithium weakens
4 November 2025
Antimony: the flame-retardant metalloid with a concentrated supply chain
28 October 2025
Scandium: small alloy additions with outsized aerospace value
21 October 2025
Hafnium: the zirconium by-product powering jets, chips and nuclear reactors
14 October 2025
China export controls and selenium: the copper-refining by-product behind precision metallurgy
6 October 2025
September market divergence: rare earths strengthen as lithium and hafnium weaken
30 September 2025
Manganese: from steelmaking to grid-scale energy storage