Markets

Battery Metals and Materials

SFA (Oxford) adds value to clients in the lithium, nickel, cobalt and other critical commodity industries with a strong consulting track record.

Platinum Group Metals Market

SFA (Oxford) is a world-renowned authority on PGM insights and has undertaken many complex assignments along the value chain.

Green Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

The future of PGMs is in green hydrogen and fuel cells. Since 2005, SFA (Oxford) has informed global market development.

Rare Earths, Minor Metals & Minerals

Critical elements powering the global economy, from high-tech electronics to renewable energy technologies, SFA (Oxford)'s insights can support you.
Consulting

Battery Metal Consulting

Lithium, Nickel and Cobalt

PGM Consulting

Platinum Group Metals

Critical Metals, Minerals and Policy Consulting

Green H2 Consulting

Miners

Processors

Fabricators

End-users

Investors

Recyclers

ESG Consulting
Events

Oxford Battery Metals Lectures

SFA's annual Oxford Battery Metals Lectures returns on Thursday 15th May 2025.

The Oxford Platinum Lectures

The prestigious Oxford Platinum Lectures returns on Friday 16th May 2025.

Our past events

From 2010 to the present day, relive SFA's event themes, speaker history and rewatch past presentations.
Insights

Knowledge and Insights

Stay abreast with SFA’s latest critical mineral market intelligence trends, and advances in the hydrogen economy, essential for the energy transition.

Podcasts

Keep regularly informed with our latest multi-commodity market insights via our analyst podcast series, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
About

Company History

From 2001 to the present day, SFA (Oxford) has grown to become the leading value chain consultancy.

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Market news and insights

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Welcome to SFA (Oxford)'s bespoke resource to help you stay up to date across our core markets Platinum Group Metals, Gold and Silver, Battery Metals and Materials, the emerging Green Hydrogen and Fuel Cells economy, Energy and Sustainability. Here you can find all of our SFA analyst Feature Articles plus many topical stories from selected sites. You can quickly narrow down the latest market news and analysis using our Categories filter panel and Search bar features.

How can we help you?

SFA (Oxford) provides bespoke, independent intelligence on the strategic metal markets, specifically tailored to your needs. To find out more about what we can offer you, please contact us.

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