Benchmark Minerals
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence is the world's leading market intelligence and price reporting agency for the lithium-ion battery supply chain and energy transition materials. The company provides mine-to-grid supply chain data, price assessments, forecasts, and databases covering lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, batteries, electric vehicles, rare earths, and permanent magnets. Benchmark's proprietary price assessment methodologies are assured to Type 2 IOSCO standards. API access is available to subscribers for programmatic integration of price data, supply chain data, and market intelligence into business systems and analytics platforms.
APIs
Benchmark Minerals API
The Benchmark Minerals API provides programmatic access to price data, supply chain data, and market intelligence for the lithium-ion battery and critical minerals supply chain....
Features
IOSCO Type 2 assured benchmark price assessments for lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, rare earths, permanent magnets, and battery cells, used as reference prices in supply contracts and financial instruments.
Comprehensive mine-to-grid supply chain databases covering raw material mining, processing, cell manufacturing, and gigafactory capacity across lithium ion and sodium ion battery chemistries.
Long-term supply and demand forecasts for critical battery materials and electric vehicle adoption, tracking policy shifts, capacity expansions, and technology transitions.
Global tracking of battery gigafactory capacity, ownership, operating status, production volumes, and technology transitions for lithium ion and next-generation battery chemistries.
Enterprise API access enables subscribers to integrate Benchmark price data and supply chain databases directly into business intelligence platforms, ERP systems, and procurement workflows.
Interactive price dashboard providing real-time access to benchmark prices, historical price charts, and data visualization for energy transition materials.
Use Cases
Battery manufacturers and EV OEMs use Benchmark price data as reference benchmarks in raw material supply contracts and procurement negotiations for lithium, nickel, cobalt, and graphite.
Investors, banks, and financial institutions use Benchmark forecasts and price data to evaluate mining projects, battery companies, and energy transition investment opportunities.
Corporate strategy teams and policy makers use Benchmark supply chain databases and forecasts to plan capacity investments and assess raw material availability for battery manufacturing programs.
Supply chain managers use Benchmark price data and market intelligence to identify supply risks, monitor market conditions, and develop hedging strategies for critical mineral exposure.
Integrations
Benchmark API integrates with BI tools and data analytics platforms to embed price data and supply chain metrics in custom dashboards and reporting workflows.
Enterprise API access enables integration of Benchmark benchmark prices into ERP and procurement systems for automated contract indexing and raw material cost tracking.