Battery Metals Top Stories

Biden’s green subsidies are speeding the UK car industry’s decline

Current and former British auto executives express a sense of alarm at how the UK government has dawdled in the face of overwhelming competition.

Bloomberg News | May 28, 2023 | 9:58 am

Chile sees lithium plan expanding trade ties, foreign investment

President Gabriel Boric’s administration is in talks with more than…

Bloomberg News | May 27, 2023 | 9:52 pm

LithiumBank stock soars on economics of $2 billion Alberta project

Boardwalk would have an after-tax net present value of $1.7…

Colin McClelland | May 26, 2023 | 10:45 am

Codelco and SQM to meet next week to discuss state control

The two companies have outlined the main topics of negotiation…

Reuters | May 26, 2023 | 10:10 am

EV battery leader CATL joins BYD, Tesla to tap solar’s boom

The moves come as the world is on track to…

Bloomberg News | May 26, 2023 | 9:16 am

Australia’s Allkem flags lower lithium production on tight labour market

A tight labour market in Western Australia, along with covid-19-related border closures, has hit production at mining firms operating in the state.

Reuters | June 6, 2022 | 7:10 am

Toronto Exchange to launch battery metals index

The S&P/TSX Battery Metals Index will track Canadian-listed companies producing or exploring for copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2022 | 4:16 am

Hedge fund Elliott sues LME for $456m over nickel trading halt

The legal action piles more pressure on the exchange, which is being probed by regulators and is struggling to restore trust and volumes in its nickel market.

Reuters | June 6, 2022 | 3:59 am

Ganfeng kicks off construction of Mariana lithium project in Argentina

The Mariana project hosts one of the biggest lithium deposits in the world.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 5, 2022 | 12:59 pm

Congo sees surge in mining of metals for green energy transition

About 500 of the nation’s mining permits are in advanced development and will soon lead to new projects for lithium and cobalt.

Bloomberg News | June 3, 2022 | 6:23 am

China electric car sales rose in May as lockdowns start to ebb

The May bounce back in deliveries is an encouraging sign for the world’s biggest electric-vehicle market.

Bloomberg News | June 3, 2022 | 6:15 am

Biden keeps funds flowing to build US electric vehicle supply chain

The latest sum of support was tucked into the Ukraine aid bill signed into law late last month.

Bloomberg News | June 3, 2022 | 6:00 am

Great Salt Lake plants, insects absorb toxic metals from surrounding mines, refineries

Plants in Utah’s Great Salt Lake wetland ecosystems pull hazardous metal pollution from the lake and sometimes pass it up the food chain, new research has found.

Staff Writer | June 3, 2022 | 5:05 am

Stellantis secures lithium supply from California for EV batteries

Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) will supply the owner of Jeep and Peugeot with up to 25,000 metric tons per year of lithium hydroxide.

Reuters | June 2, 2022 | 8:17 am

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