November 2, 2022

UK battery startup Britishvolt secures short-term funding

Auto executives have warned that without local battery production, much of Britain's car industry could shift overseas.

November 2, 2022

BHP says Australia well placed to gain from EV metals push in US, Europe

Australia is set to benefit from the growing interest in environmentally sustainable mining , the chief of BHP Group's nickel operations said.

November 1, 2022

Manufacturers push for Canadian response to US green incentives

Lawmakers heard testimony from industry groups that warned Canada will steadily lose investment to the US on everything from steel production to mine development if it doesn’t keep pace with…

November 1, 2022

US carmakers passing up lithium from Australia’s first refinery

The joint venture between China’s Tianqi and Australian miner IGO in May produced the nation’s first battery-grade lithium hydroxide at its refinery near Perth.

November 1, 2022

BASF says its battery material plant will be running by year-end

The battery materials business is one of two major investment projects at BASF.

November 1, 2022

Germany calls for ‘precautionary’ pause in deep-sea mining

The world's fourth-biggest economy, Germany joins countries including New Zealand and France in calling for seabed mining exploration to stop until further research is done.

November 1, 2022

World’s top battery maker CATL grabs stake in DRC cobalt-copper miner

The world's top battery maker is taking an almost 25% stake in CMOC Group, formerly known as China Molybdenum.

November 1, 2022

Stretchable lithium-ion battery packaging developed to give wearable devices a boost

The solution brings wearable devices closer to becoming more feasible, opening up opportunities in the medical field.

October 31, 2022

Green energy transition, structural changes to sustain much higher rare earth prices

New report says China now imports half its heavy rare earths while demand from EVs, renewable energy is absorbing higher prices.

October 31, 2022

Breaking China’s grip on rare earths markets a ‘pipe dream,’ Australia says

“That’s a country that has seen this need coming and made the most of it,” Resources Minister Madeleine King told Bloomberg News in an interview.