Battery Metals Top Stories

Li-Cycle starts battery recycling operations at German plant

The facility in Magdeburg has the capacity to process 10,000 metric tons of battery parts annually.

Reuters | August 1, 2023 | 7:56 am

Tennessee approves Piedmont Lithium plant construction as complex Carolina project slows

The now $800 million project 265 km southeast of Nashville…

Colin McClelland | August 1, 2023 | 7:01 am

Rio Tinto inks earn-in deal for lithium project in Rwanda

Rio has the option to invest up to $7.5 million…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 1, 2023 | 5:50 am

Lithium Americas shareholders approve split

The new Lithium Americas will own the Thacker Pass lithium…

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

China lithium prices near record as power cuts squeeze market

Sichuan, home to more than a fifth of China’s lithium production, extended industrial power cuts this week.

Bloomberg News | August 23, 2022 | 8:54 am

Electric car battery bottlenecks have a way of being worked out

Amid all the excitement about battery metal demand, prices for cobalt have plunged 40% from their highs earlier this year.

Bloomberg News | August 23, 2022 | 8:42 am

Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz team up with Canada in battery materials push

The agreement includes the production ramp-up of cathode materials.

Reuters | August 23, 2022 | 8:17 am

Green economy may lead to sulfur shortages – study

A recent study states that global demand for sulfuric acid is set to rise significantly from 246 to 400 million metric tonnes by 2040.

Staff Writer | August 23, 2022 | 6:06 am

Electric vehicle industry prizes steel over aluminum, Cleveland-Cliffs CEO says

Chief Executive Lourenco Goncalves said EV companies are going “all-in” on steel as they build out plans for the transition away from combustion-engine vehicles.

Bloomberg News | August 22, 2022 | 4:33 pm

Building more mines? The devil is in the details

Years of neglecting its critical metal supplies is finally catching up with the United States.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | August 22, 2022 | 10:21 am

Climate disasters risk putting a damper on electric car making

Automakers racing to make more EVs have a problem: climate change is catching up with the industry.

Bloomberg News | August 22, 2022 | 7:54 am

Neo agrees to buy Greenland rare earth project from Hudson Resources

Neo will buy the Sarfartoq project for a total of $3.5 million.

Reuters | August 22, 2022 | 7:35 am

Indonesia may impose nickel export tax this year, President Jokowi says

He also confirmed in an interview that Indonesia would impose a carbon tax before the end of the year.

Bloomberg News | August 19, 2022 | 8:16 am

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