RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending
Value of the graphite, lithium, nickel, cobalt and magnesium contained in EV batteries is up 38% from the lows struck in January.
RIO – Rio Tinto Latest Prices LONDON (SHARECAST) – Mining giant Rio Tinto has hiked its full-year dividend by 34% after reporting record underlying earnings in 2011, but net earnings were held back by a massive $8.9bn impairment charge relating to its…