Battery Metals 2021/22: Demand for battery metals surging Creamer Media's ‘Construction 2024/25: Adapting

Creamer Media's ‘Construction 2024/25: Adapting to new realities’ report explores key aspects of the South African construction sector

made seemingly simple challenges insurmountable for some exploration and mining companies

Structural changes are expected to accompany the recovery process

and the role that platinum will play in unlocking the green hydrogen economy

Published on 03 October 2025

Battery Metals 2021/22: Demand for battery metals surging Creamer Media's ‘Construction 2024/25: AdaptingAs the world increasingly turns towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonisation, the use of electric vehicles and stationary energy storage systems is expected to increase. The International Energy Agency estimates that nearly 10 000 GWh y of batteries and other energy storage technologies will be needed by 2040. As demand for batteries increases, so will demand for the metals and minerals that are needed to manufacture them; and with