ProjectBlue

Market intelligence on
critical material supply chains

50 critical materials covered
200+ years combined experience in our senior team
360 degree expertise via research, consulting and events
About Us
Clarity from Mine to Market

Project Blue delivers premium, data-driven insight across critical material supply chains - helping you make faster, more informed decisions.

Who We Serve and How

Commodity Producers and Project Developers

Navigate complex, connected and increasingly strategic markets with confidence.

Consumers, OEMs and Procurement Teams

Strengthen procurement strategies with trusted, independent insight into complex global supply chains.

Financial Institutions, Investors and Lenders

Support investment and lending decisions with robust analysis grounded in real market fundamentals.

Merchants and Trading Companies

Enhance trading strategies with timely insight into market movements, pricing trends and supply-demand dynamics.

Governments and International Bodies

Inform policy and long-term strategy with a comprehensive view of critical material supply chains.

Bespoke consulting

Our experts deliver customised solutions to support strategic decisions across critical material supply chains.

Built on deep market expertise and global data coverage, we help clients identify risk, capture opportunity and gain a competitive edge.

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Shifting Critical Material World Order

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Project Blue's Special Insight report focuses on some of the key recent developments:
  • China's move to being a net importer of hydroxide
  • The lithium carbonate inventory drawdown in China
  • Evolutions in costs in at Australian spodumene assets

The lithium market in 2026 has seen sentiment improve, as prices rose early in the year and demand improved, and market participants are now assessing how the industry will develop in H2 and beyond.

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Where expert insight meets the conversations shaping global supply chains.

The power of Proxima

Trusted critical materials data on one platform

Understand the rapidly evolving critical material supply chains which underpin energy transition.

Proxima provides you with the tools to explore Project Blue’s deep coverage of commodity markets.

Tools

  • Evaluate mining companies, owners and operators.
  • Filter maps and tables by type, status, and product.
  • Curate maps and tables to embed in your workflows.

Coverage

  • Detailed profiles of mines, projects, refineries and manufacturing facilities.
  • View capacity levels and historical production.
  • View ownership and operator information.
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User-friendly tools

Our platform is designed with the customer in mind. Use filters to curate maps and tables to provide you with the insight you require.

Accurate data

Our database is built and maintained by a global team of analysts, supported by commodity leaders who are experts in their fields.

Updated daily

Our team is constantly tracking key market developments. We update Proxima daily and push notifications to our customers.

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Chinese cell and cathode producers pursue supply chain diversification as a core strategy to mitigate systemic supply chain risks

Hunan Yuneng, China’s top LFP cathode material manufacturer, announced a blanket price increase of RMB2,000/t (US$296/t) across its entire LFP product portfolio, effective 1 August 2026. The move comes amid sustained upward pressure on raw material costs throughout 2026, which has severely compressed margins across the domestic cathode segment.

5E Advanced Materials awarded US$8M for US boron project development

Fort Cady Boron was highlighted as one of the projects listed in President Trump’s Critical Mineral Initiative at the American Mining Round Table last week in Washington.