SQM’s Salar de Atacama operations become IRMA certifiedAll Chile's lithium mining facilities have now completed the evaluation process preferred by EV manufacturers.Reuters | September 6, 2023 | 7:33 am
Smart, highly efficient zinc-ion battery shows unique colour-changing propertiesBatteries with electrochromic properties can be used as display devices…Staff Writer | September 6, 2023 | 6:06 am
Tesla urges Australia to give tax credits for battery supply chain investment“Australia can be more than a ‘dig and ship’ nation,”…Bloomberg News | September 5, 2023 | 7:58 am
Shallow-water mining in direct conflict with sustainability goals – study Finnish researchers say that mineral mining alters habitats and causes local biodiversity loss in shallow-water species communities. Staff Writer | September 15, 2022 | 6:06 am
Compass Minerals picks lithium extraction technology to supply Ford, others Compass chose EnergySource's direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology over four rivals. Reuters | September 14, 2022 | 1:25 pm
SQM says brine reduction plan to cost $1.5 billion In 2020, SQM committed to a 50% reduction in the brine it pumps to mine lithium in the vast Atacama salt flat. Reuters | September 14, 2022 | 9:51 am
South Korea, US will step up efforts to resolve electric vehicle spat The two sides will begin talks Friday as part of an engagement channel agreed earlier this month in Washington. Bloomberg News | September 14, 2022 | 7:30 am
Vale Indonesia signs HPAL deal with China’s Huayou Vale and Huayou plan to build a $1.8 billion HPAL plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, to produce 60,000 tonnes of nickel. Reuters | September 13, 2022 | 6:36 am
BMW touts ‘technology leap’ of longer-range, faster-charging batteries BMW will partner with CATL and Eve Energy to source the round cells in Europe and China, with the search for partners in North America still ongoing. Bloomberg News | September 9, 2022 | 10:39 am
Scientists create safer, more conductive electrolyte for Li-ion batteries Researchers in Japan have developed a new type of polymeric solid electrolyte for Li-ion batteries that is safer than commonly used electrolytes while maintaining conductivity. Staff Writer | September 9, 2022 | 5:05 am
Talon Metals expands resource at Tamarack nickel project in Minnesota Fresh drilling results show thicker, higher-grade nickel-copper mineralization in an area outside the project’s defined resource zone. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 9, 2022 | 4:22 am
Tesla evaluating lithium refinery in Texas, seeks tax breaks The EV maker is considering a “battery-grade lithium hydroxide refining facility,” in Nueces County. Bloomberg News | September 8, 2022 | 7:35 pm