Battery Metals Top Stories

China lithium futures ride environmental rollercoaster

The most-active July contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange surged by 10%.

Reuters | February 21, 2024 | 9:20 am

SQM makes $9.4m follow-on investment in UK battery recycling firm

Since SQM's initial investment of $2.57 million last year, Altilium…

Staff Writer | February 21, 2024 | 8:51 am

Piedmont Lithium to sell remaining stake in Sayona Mining for $39 million

The sale would not affect Piedmont's joint venture or offtake…

Reuters | February 21, 2024 | 7:22 am

Sayona delivers Moblan lithium feasibility with $1.6 billion NPV

Annual production will be 300,000 t/y of concentrate over a…

Staff Writer | February 20, 2024 | 11:21 am

CHART: China’s Belt and Road mining investment hits record

China’s overseas investment in metals and mining as part of…

Frik Els | February 20, 2024 | 9:57 am

Glencore offers to buy rest of PolyMet for $71m

The move will give Glencore a direct ownership of NorthMet, poised to be Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2023 | 3:34 am

Stellantis inks battery metals offtake deal with Australia’s Kuniko

Stellantis has agreed to invest 5 million euros in the battery metals miner in return for a near 20% stake.

Reuters | July 2, 2023 | 5:37 pm

Argentina to begin lithium battery production in Sept

Argentina's first plant for lithium batteries will begin operations in September, using metal extracted locally by US company Livent Corp.

Reuters | July 2, 2023 | 10:48 am

Fluorine protects both teeth and lithium batteries against decay

A new fluoride electrolyte could protect the next generation of lithium metal batteries against performance decline.

Staff Writer | July 2, 2023 | 6:45 am

EU countries seek to stretch raw material targets, add aluminum

The European Commission proposed in March that EU extraction of 16 "strategic raw materials", including lithium and copper.

Reuters | June 30, 2023 | 10:14 am

Pentagon ordered to probe undersea mining to counter China

Undersea mining is still illegal under international law and environmentalists rail against it for threatening ocean ecosystems with habitat damage, silt and noise.

Colin McClelland | June 30, 2023 | 10:11 am

Lithium start-up seeks cash from Berlin to bring project to life

Vulcan Energy is seeking support for the €1.5 billion project in the upper Rhine Valley that the firm hopes to bring online in 2025.

Bloomberg News | June 30, 2023 | 9:45 am

Glencore in talks to back Argentina lithium plant for future supply

The commodities giant will sign an offtake agreement in exchange for helping to fund the lithium processing plant that Eramet is building with China’s Tsingshan.

Bloomberg News | June 30, 2023 | 9:32 am

Northvolt nears deal with Canada on $5.3 billion battery plant

A deal with Northvolt would underscore Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ambitions for Canada to capture a sizable piece of the North American EV supply chain.

Bloomberg News | June 30, 2023 | 9:24 am

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