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Each year, executives shaping the global lithium and battery supply chain come together in Las Vegas for FastMarkets Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials. This is where project developers meet the buyers, investors, and partners they need to finance and bring projects into production.
https://globalevents.fastmarkets.com/lithium-supply-and-battery-raw-materials-conference
The point where projects actually make progress
The lithium market has become more selective. Capital is harder to secure, buyers are more disciplined, and timelines are under pressure. In that environment, progress depends on access to the right peers.
That’s what this week offers.
Over four days, manufacturers, OEMs, battery makers, traders and investors meet in a setting built around business interaction. Conversations that would typically take months to coordinate happen face-to-face with the people responsible for making decisions in the room.
Offtake discussions move forward, financing negotiations become clearer, and supply chain partnerships are built with a level of reach that is difficult to replicate remotely.
With over 1,000 senior participants and over 600 companies expected, the value is simple. When the entire supply chain is in one place, things move.
A market being reshaped by policy, capital and demand
The battery materials market is no longer driven by price alone. Government policy, national security priorities and industrial strategy are increasingly shaping which projects are built and where capital flows.
Also, demand is changing. Energy storage, data center buildouts and widespread electrification are changing how companies think about long-term supply and procurement.
These are not abstract tendencies. They directly influence how projects are financed, how offtake is structured and how risk is assessed.
FastMarkets Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials brings these dynamics into one environment, allowing companies to connect directly with the people shaping them.
Linking upstream supply to downstream decisions
One reason for this event’s continued growth is its ability to bring together different segments of the market in a practical way.
Mining companies meet with battery manufacturers and OEM procurement teams. Investors connect directly with developers looking to raise capital. Traders and middlemen sit on both sides of the market.
Alongside this, Battery & Energy Storage 2026 runs in parallel, bringing together utilities, developers, data centers and infrastructure investors in the same week. This changes the conversation. It connects upstream supply to downstream buyers and applications that are now driving demand.
Built on how business is actually done
The next phase of the battery materials market will be defined by execution. Projects need to be taken forward, supplies need to be secured and capital needs to be deployed with more discipline.
This requires not only market visibility but also direct access to the right people.
For companies across the value chain, this week in Las Vegas is one of the few points of the year where all the conversations can be in one place.
Why does it matter now?
The next phase of the battery materials market will not be defined by who is present. It will be defined by who is able to execute.
This means securing partners. Locking in supply. Access to capital. Understanding where demand is going next.
And most importantly, these conversations need to happen in the same place, at the same time, with the right people in the room.
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About FastMarket Global Lithium, Batteries and Critical Materials
FastMarkets Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials is the longest running and most established meeting point for the lithium and battery materials supply chain.
Held annually in Las Vegas, the event brings together companies responsible for developing projects, supplying materials, financing development and shaping demand in the global market.
