Battery Metals Top Stories

Neometals joint venture to build battery shredding plant for Mercedes

Primobius, which is 50% owned by Neometals, will provide 10 tonne per day of the battery shredding 'spoke' for Mercedes LIB Recycling Plant.

Reuters | August 22, 2023 | 4:31 pm

Allkem forecasts higher output for fiscal 2024

The Argentina-based miner posted a net profit attributable of $441.7…

Reuters | August 21, 2023 | 3:27 pm

Nickel firm eyes Texas for $400 million EV battery metal plant

Wave Nickel seeks to tap US government incentives to build…

Bloomberg News | August 21, 2023 | 12:56 pm

Novel photoreactor technology inspires new generation of solar-powered devices

An innovative design allows a photoreactor to capture photons at high efficiency under…

Staff Writer | August 21, 2023 | 5:05 am

Legislature of Argentina’s lithium-rich province discusses expediting EIA procedures

Salta’s legislature is discussing a project that aims to expedite…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 20, 2023 | 11:46 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

The big money Musk sees in lithium is getting harder to make

Shrinking profit margins suggest the mining end of the business might still be a better bet.

Bloomberg News | August 19, 2022 | 8:05 am

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