Battery Metals Top Stories

Phosphate shortage could disrupt LFP market as early as 2026, says First Phosphate CEO

Currently, LFP batteries represent close to 30% of all EV batteries.

Bruno Venditti | June 6, 2023 | 11:23 am

Tsingshan to invest in 50,000 t/y lithium project in Zhejiang province

China, with an output of 395,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate…

Reuters | June 6, 2023 | 10:06 am

Defense Metals completes next phase of pilot plant tests, starts prefeasibility design

The PFS is to be complete during the first half…

Staff Writer | June 6, 2023 | 9:27 am

Chinese unicorn claims breakthrough with all-weather EV battery

Greater Bay Technology claims to have overcome one of the…

Bloomberg News | June 6, 2023 | 8:51 am

Eramet opens Chile office in lithium push

The French mining and metallurgy company is due to start…

Reuters | June 5, 2023 | 10:41 am

From VW to JPMorgan, the unlikely cast behind nickel’s big squeeze

Getting to the bottom of who did what, when, and why, could take months or years.

Bloomberg News | March 29, 2022 | 4:23 pm

Sumitomo Metal sees global nickel demand for battery use at 410,000t in 2022

Global demand for nickel used in batteries is expected to rise more than 20% this year.

Reuters | March 29, 2022 | 8:36 am

India to invest in exploring lithium, cobalt mines in Australia

The move comes at a time when India is offering $2.4 billion of incentives for companies to build battery cells locally for electric vehicles.

Reuters | March 29, 2022 | 8:27 am

This is why lithium-sulphur batteries have a short life

Researchers at Uppsala University say some bottlenecks need to be eliminated to improve the performance of lithium-sulphur batteries.

Staff Writer | March 29, 2022 | 5:25 am

Rio Tinto secures lithium project in Argentina

The $825 million acquisition of Rincon gives Rio Tinto a large undeveloped lithium brine project located in the heart of South America's lithium triangle.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 29, 2022 | 3:53 am

Britishvolt and Bakrie’s VKTR team up for sustainable EV battery nickel

The deal comes at a time of surging raw materials prices, exacerbated by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

Reuters | March 28, 2022 | 4:14 pm

LME nickel price limps back but tensions are not going away

Low stocks and falling liquidity may be a harbinger of what the LME market will look like in a couple of months time, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | March 28, 2022 | 7:42 am

He who hesitates may be lost in China’s electric car market

Car buyers may be delaying any EV purchase at their peril.

Bloomberg News | March 28, 2022 | 7:13 am

Mick Davis’ Vision Blue joins backers for Cornish Metals tin mine

Battery metals investment vehicle Vision Blue will own about 25% of Cornish Metals and will have a seat on its board.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 28, 2022 | 4:05 am

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