Battery Metals Top Stories

CATL seals $1.4 billion deal to develop Bolivia lithium

Lithium resources in Bolivia's iconic salt flats are estimated at 21 million metric tons, according to the USGS.

Reuters | June 19, 2023 | 8:58 am

Lake Resources delays lithium carbonate output to 2027, hikes costs

The developer hiked spending estimates from $1.1 billion to $1.5…

Reuters | June 19, 2023 | 7:17 am

Costs at American Lithium’s Peru project up to $700m, CEO says

Construction could begin by late 2024 or late 2025.

Reuters | June 19, 2023 | 7:06 am

Albemarle to buy Lithium Power’s Australian unit

Lithium Power has scrapped the planned demerger of its Australian…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2023 | 5:34 am

Material intensity in EV batteries going down —report

IDTechEx says there is a trend to reduce the number…

Staff Writer | June 18, 2023 | 7:53 am

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ESG standards’ Indigenous blind spot could threaten critical metals push

ESG reporting standards were developed by and for finance and investment professionals without any input from Indigenous peoples and are failing to capture their rights and interests in companies’ ESG assessments, says First Nations Major Projects Coalition.

Kelsey Rolfe | May 4, 2022 | 8:06 am

Livent beats profit estimates, raises forecast on higher lithium demand

Livent posted a net profit of $53.2 million for the first quarter, compared with a loss of $800,000 a year earlier.

Reuters | May 3, 2022 | 2:24 pm

Mexico seeks lithium association with Argentina, Bolivia and Chile

Mexico's Congress last month passed a bill to nationalize lithium, tightening control of strategic mineral resources.

Reuters | May 3, 2022 | 8:36 am

Organic lithium-ion batteries one step closer to becoming reality

A small molecule may be the key to the successful development of organic, metal-free, high-energy lithium-ion batteries.

Staff Writer | May 3, 2022 | 5:05 am

Enough nickel, lithium for 14 million EVs in 2023 – European climate group

Global EV sales more than doubled to 4.2 million vehicles in 2021 from just over 2 million in 2020.

Reuters | May 2, 2022 | 4:46 pm

Biden’s team puts up over $3 billion to boost US battery output

Grants will be made available to produce key battery metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel.

Bloomberg News | May 2, 2022 | 3:12 pm

The key minerals in an EV battery

The cells in the average battery with a 60 kilowatt-hour (kWh) capacity contained roughly 185 kilograms of minerals.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | May 2, 2022 | 8:55 am

CATL retains top position as world’s biggest EV battery maker

CATL increased its market position to 35% in March.

Bloomberg News | May 2, 2022 | 7:02 am

Tesla delays filing as investors await word on possible stock split

The stronger-than-expected increase comes as Chile’s economy cools following last year’s record growth of 11.7%.

Bloomberg News | May 2, 2022 | 6:57 am

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