Battery Metals Top Stories

Syrah pins hopes of mine restart on end of China supply glut

Syrah offers one of the few non-Chinese options for those seeking graphite material through its mine in Mozambique.

Bloomberg News | August 14, 2023 | 5:29 pm

Free marketeer leading Argentine election seen rocking commodities

Javier Milei, a libertarian outsider who’s taken a surprise lead…

Bloomberg News | August 14, 2023 | 3:56 pm

Yellen warns of risks of over-concentration of clean energy supply chains

China holds at least 60% of the world’s manufacturing capacity…

Reuters | August 14, 2023 | 8:40 am

The four biggest hurdles in America’s EV transition

Since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law one…

Bloomberg News | August 14, 2023 | 8:17 am

Graphic: Surpluses, low prices to remain a feature of cobalt market

Surging supplies of cobalt from Indonesia and Africa are forecast…

Reuters | August 14, 2023 | 7:39 am

EV sales expected to surpass 2021’s figures despite supply chain disruptions – report

IDTechEx expects the electric car market to surpass 2021 sales of ~6.4 million, as sales for the first half of the year have already reached 3.5 million.

Staff Writer | August 5, 2022 | 6:06 am

Albemarle windfall shows lithium’s resilience to recession fears

World's biggest producer reported higher-than-expected second-quarter profit and lifted its annual guidance beyond analyst estimates.

Bloomberg News | August 4, 2022 | 4:06 pm

Horizonte Minerals signs $135 million equipment contracts for Brazil nickel project

The Araguaia project will initially produce up to 14,500 tonnes of nickel per year.

Reuters | August 4, 2022 | 2:48 pm

Lithium miner ioneer finds workaround for wildflower that’s stalling US project

The Australian company has been unable to get federal permits because public lands near the site are home to the endangered wildflower Tiehm’s buckwheat.

Bloomberg News | August 4, 2022 | 2:29 pm

Insatiable lithium demand fuels investment boom in Australia

Globally, the industry will need as much as $42 billion of investment by the end of the decade in order to meet demand, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

Bloomberg News | August 4, 2022 | 12:46 pm

Albemarle studying ways to recycle lithium in North America

The world's largest lithium producer is evaluating just how it can partner, invest and develop a battery recycling business.

Reuters | August 4, 2022 | 6:32 am

Albemarle’s lithium sales surge after supply contracts renegotiated

Second-quarter lithium sales nearly tripled due to rising prices of the electric vehicle battery metal.

Reuters | August 3, 2022 | 1:42 pm

BHP to boost nickel exploration spending amid EV boom

e miner said it has the second largest nickel sulphide resource base globally, based on its land holding in the Agnew-Wiluna belt in Western Australia.

Reuters | August 3, 2022 | 10:20 am

Lynas to invest $345m in rare earths mine to tap demand

The Mt Weld mine has deposits of rare earths elements neodymium and praseodymium, which are in high demand for making magnets used in electric vehicles and wind energy generation.

Reuters | August 2, 2022 | 6:28 pm

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