Alex Sargent is a battery recycling and silicon anode analyst in the forecasting team at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. He has been working towards a PhD in lithium-ion battery anode recycling since 2019, which has given him an in-depth technical understanding of lithium-ion battery recycling techniques and anode technologies—something that has been highly useful for his role as an analyst at Benchmark. Alex has been working at benchmark since November 2023, tracking regional advancements in both battery recycling and silicon anode infrastructure, technologies, and policy frameworks to build up a global understanding of the new entrants into the lithium ion battery space.