Battery Metals Top Stories

Lithium Americas shareholders approve split

The new Lithium Americas will own the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada, while Lithium Argentina will focus on the assets held in the South American country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 1, 2023 | 3:40 am

Albemarle to invest nearly $83m in Patriot Battery Metals for 5% stake

Patriot will use the proceeds to accelerate development activities at…

Reuters | July 31, 2023 | 4:55 pm

SRG shareholder hopes Chinese investment will fast track company’s graphite development

Earlier this month, C-ONE, a private anode materials company based…

Staff Writer | July 31, 2023 | 1:48 pm

Exxon in talks with Tesla, Ford, Volkswagen on supplying lithium

The talks are in the early stages and also include…

Bloomberg News | July 31, 2023 | 12:39 pm

New stretchable battery may pave the way for smart clothes

US-based researchers have developed a successful prototype of a fully…

Staff Writer | July 31, 2023 | 12:18 pm

Graphite One prefeasibility outlines $1.2bn capex for Alaska mine and Washington state plant

The company estimates it will take three years to permit and build the graphite manufacturing facility and on average, the plant would produce about 49,615 tonnes of anode material per year.

Staff Writer | August 29, 2022 | 9:35 am

Honda and LG to build $4.4bn EV battery plant in US

They aim to produce 40 GW-hours of batteries annually at the plant — enough for more than 700,000 EVs, based on the IEA’s estimate.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2022 | 9:01 am

Britain bets on futuristic batteries to cut dependence on gas

The UK's lithium-ion battery fleet currently has about 1.9 gigawatts of capacity and will more than quadruple by the end of the decade.

Bloomberg News | August 28, 2022 | 10:50 am

Sweden’s mining hurdles impede EU’s domestic battery push

Miners operating in Europe say prospects for getting projects underway look uncertain because of a lengthy permitting framework and fervent local opposition.

Bloomberg News | August 28, 2022 | 10:31 am

China needs to review EV battery emissions, CATL founder says

China is one of the world’s major vehicle-battery production centers but seems to have lagged behind other countries in terms of handling emissions in the manufacturing process.

Bloomberg News | August 28, 2022 | 7:53 am

Panasonic in talks for $4 billion battery plant in US

Oklahoma is a likely location for the new plant, although there are no guarantees an agreement will be reached, says WSJ.

Bloomberg News | August 26, 2022 | 10:21 am

Wyloo invests $103m in rare earths developer to fund stake in Neo Performance Materials

Hastings Technology, which hopes to become the world’s next producer of neodymium and praseodymium concentrate used in permanent magnets, will use Wyloo’s funds to acquire a 22.1% stake in Neo Performance.

Staff Writer | August 26, 2022 | 8:54 am