Vanadium features

• Growing panes: will smart glass stimulate mineral demand? IM May - June 2018

  As modern architecture increasingly looks to smart glass for its unique, functional and environmentally friendly properties, Industrial Minerals correspondent Cameron Perks takes a look at how this may stimulate demand for glass minerals, as well as certain metal oxides. Read More

• Storing up potential IM March 2017

  Falling prices of renewable energy, increased interest in energy storage and demand for versatile off-grid applications spell good news for the expanding vanadium battery market, Davide Ghilotti, Chief Reporter, finds. Read More

• Clouds gather for minsands as energy minerals renege on premature optimism IM October 2014 issue

  Potash prices strong to 2017, says SocGen; lithium and graphite’s Tesla boost flattened Read More

• Powering ahead: battery minerals face a robust future IM December 2013

  The modern world is powered by lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in their many guises. It’s hard to imagine life without handheld powertools, rechargeable vacuum cleaners, electric vehicles and personal electronic devices – yet five years ago this space was still burgeoning. But what does the future hold? Read More

• Projects in the pipeline: Vanadium pentoxide - going with the flow IM May 2013

  Vanadium has, for years, been little more than a curiosity on the horizon, but this looks set to change. Traditionally, vanadium has been used as a strengthening agent for steel and titanium alloys but new end uses are emerging. Read More