2. Metallurgy products and their uses

2.1 Commercial forms of battery materials

The main forms of material needed to make LNMC (lithium, nickel, manganese, cobalt) and LFP (lithium, iron, phosphorus) batteries are listed in table 2 . For each chemical element making up a battery, this table details the forms marketed as a result of metallurgy, and a list of the main companies marketing them in 2023, and the users among the companies in charge of battery production or their users (automotive companies).