Dr Mike McDonagh provides insight into the factors involved in choosing and processing suitable alternative antimony alloys for lead-acid battery manufacturers and component suppliers.
Since January 2024 the price of antimony has skyrocketed (Fig 1a). The LAB industry accounts for around 15% of the global antimony consumption as shown in Fig 1b . In fact, the price of antimony has peaked at over US$55,000, which is an increase of over 400% in a matter of months.
This unprecedented price hike has serious cost implications . . .
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