Battery Metals Top Stories

CATL’s profit soars 63% amid EV sales boom

Record quarterly sales for top customer Tesla helped propel the Fujian-based company’s profit growth.

Bloomberg News | July 25, 2023 | 8:24 am

UN watchdog delays deep-sea mining to 2024

The Council of the International Seabed Authority ruled out any…

Reuters | July 25, 2023 | 7:36 am

Huayou Cobalt boosts nickel capacity in Indonesia

Huayou also said on Tuesday that its mining unit Huayou…

Reuters | July 25, 2023 | 7:28 am

Aluminum foil boosts development of batteries for next-gen long-range vehicles

US-based researchers have addressed aluminum’s fundamental issues as a battery…

Staff Writer | July 25, 2023 | 5:05 am

Albemarle moves ahead with Kemerton plant expansion

The $135m contract with Monadelphous Group is part of Albemarle's plans…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2023 | 3:44 am

China’s Huayou faces clash with regulator over Zimbabwe lithium project

China's biggest cobalt refiner acquired the hard-rock Arcadia lithium mine just outside Harare for $422 million earlier this year.

Reuters | June 28, 2022 | 7:16 am

Ivanhoe Electric shares fall in debut after $169 million IPO

Robert Friedland's exploration and development company owns properties in Arizona, Utah and Montana. It also has a battery storage business.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2022 | 6:23 am

BMW-backed Northvolt advances on $12 billion battery IPO plan

In May, the company became the first European firm to start commercial shipments to an automaker.

Bloomberg News | June 27, 2022 | 10:14 am

Albemarle plans major US lithium processing plant

The plans for a plant with 100,000 tonnes of annual capacity are a bullish bet on the future of American lithium demand.

Reuters | June 27, 2022 | 10:10 am

Nickel junior’s shares shoot up 50% after high-grade discovery

Widgie Nickel emerged from a trading halt Monday to rocket higher after the Perth-based company released assays from its Mt Edwards Project in Western Australia.

Staff Writer | June 27, 2022 | 10:09 am

Norway, EU agree closer cooperation on batteries, raw materials

Several battery production plants are being planned in Norway already, including projects by Morrow, Freyr, Beyonder, and Corvus.

Reuters | June 27, 2022 | 8:14 am

Petroleum coke may be a sustainable source of graphene

Researchers are using electrochemical exfoliation to turn petroleum coke into graphene.

Staff Writer | June 27, 2022 | 6:06 am

EU strengthens position against deep-sea mining

The new EU agenda on International Ocean Governance reiterates the idea of banning mineral extraction in the exclusive economic zones of EU countries.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 26, 2022 | 11:34 am

How sharing charge among EVs could reduce range anxiety

Researchers propose the idea of multiple electric vehicles charging among themselves while running.

Staff Writer | June 26, 2022 | 7:31 am

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