Global growth in electric vehicle sales has created increased demand for lithium and cobalt. As a result, the trading operations for these commodities remains complex, with a lack of international standards to support characterization and inspections.
Our solutions
At SGS, we offer a range of solutions to help you ensure traded lithium and cobalt products conform to your commercial specifications. Our experts provide comprehensive sampling and sample preparation, moisture determination, testing and characterization services for lithium spodumene and carbonate forms and cobalt metal and hydroxide forms.
We are also helping industry move towards greater sustainability through our expertise and membership of trade associations and technical committees.
How SGS supports the lithium and cobalt value chain
- Comprehensive solutions
- Global network of laboratories
- Local expertise
- Reliable and independent knowledge
We are recognized as the benchmark for quality and integrity when trading minerals and metals. Wherever you operate in the world, our industry-leading expertise and global network of state-of-the-art testing facilities support the optimization of operations within your lithium or cobalt value chain.