Battery Metals Top Stories

Britain agrees deals on clean energy, critical minerals with Zambia

The foreign ministry would agree on a UK-Zambia Green Growth Compact, aimed at generating £2.5 billion pounds of British private sector investment.

Reuters | August 2, 2023 | 4:25 pm

Graphex Technologies inks graphite supply deal with Syrah Resources

Agreement will provide Graphex with a diverse supply of raw…

Staff Writer | August 2, 2023 | 2:25 pm

Albemarle boosts profit forecast on surging lithium demand, shares jump

The company posted net income for the second quarter ended…

Reuters | August 2, 2023 | 1:47 pm

Sayona ships NAL lithium concentrate, begins revenue stream

The shipment totaled 25,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate to be…

Staff Writer | August 2, 2023 | 1:25 pm

Oil driller Pioneer is trying to mine lithium from dirty fracking water

The company is testing whether it’s feasible to extract minerals…

Bloomberg News | August 2, 2023 | 12:11 pm

Japan calls for $24 billion investment to boost battery competitiveness

A specialist panel tasked with formulating battery strategy also set a target of securing 30,000 trained workers for battery manufacturing and supply chains by 2030.

Reuters | August 31, 2022 | 7:32 am

China’s lithium giants notch earnings records on supply crunch

Lithium prices have jumped almost 80% in China this year, with the recent power crunch in Sichuan, home to over one-fifth of the country’s lithium production, adding impetus to the rally.

Bloomberg News | August 31, 2022 | 3:26 am

SQM gets green light on environmental plan

The newly approved plan will cost the company $52 million in investments and measures taken to address six environmental infractions detected by Chile's regulator.

Reuters | August 30, 2022 | 12:07 pm

Battery startup Freyr signs $3 billion supply deal with Nidec

Freyr is building its first lithium-ion battery factory in the far north of Norway and has announced plans for production in Finland and the US.

Bloomberg News | August 30, 2022 | 11:45 am

New aluminum-sulphur battery developed to lower cost of energy storage

In a paper published in the journal Nature, the researchers explain that the new battery architecture uses aluminum and sulphur as its two electrode materials.

Staff Writer | August 30, 2022 | 6:06 am

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

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