Battery Metals Top Stories

Renewable energy capacity to hit record growth in 2023 – IEA

Renewable power capacity is expected to jump by 107 gigawatts the largest absolute increase ever, to more than 440 gigawatts in 2023.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2023 | 5:06 am

Argentina says Chinese miner latest to bet big on lithium riches

Tibet Summit Resources plans to develop a pair of lithium…

Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 12:52 pm

Zimbabwe presses miners to produce battery-grade lithium locally

The southern African country said it could impose a tax…

Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 10:01 am

Toyota pledges $2.1bn more for EV battery plant in North Carolina

Toyota's latest investment in the battery plant brings the total…

Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 9:51 am

US-China green energy rivalry ‘great for world,’ Forrest says

Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest says it is healthy to…

Bloomberg News | May 31, 2023 | 8:27 am

Lithium Americas CEO says mining reform needed for EV metals supply

The United States should not expect to rely solely on recycling of old batteries for supply, said Jon Evans.

Reuters | March 9, 2022 | 7:11 am

Contracts shield Asia’s EV battery makers from nickel surge, for now

Nickel prices doubled on Tuesday to more than $100,000 per tonne.

Reuters | March 9, 2022 | 7:01 am

Madagascar’s Ambatovy mine on track to deliver ‘no net loss’ of surrounding forest

Ambatovy has strived to conserve the surrounding forest by slowing deforestation driven by small-scale agriculture elsewhere.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 9, 2022 | 6:06 am

LME halts nickel trading after unprecedented 250% spike

The frenzied move was the largest-ever on the LME.

Bloomberg News | March 8, 2022 | 10:26 am

In charts: EV metal demand accelerated in the second half of 2021

Surging EV sales in the Asia Pacific region brings a wall of metals demand.

Henry Lazenby | March 7, 2022 | 11:01 am

Canada forges new EV supply chain path in bid to secure growth

The country hopes to capitalize on its supply of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, including nickel, lithium and graphite, to attract investors.

Bloomberg News | March 7, 2022 | 10:53 am

GM ramps up EV push with plans to make battery materials in Canada

General Motors and South Korea's POSCO will build a $400 million facility to produce battery materials in Canada.

Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 10:13 am

Ukraine invasion sets back Musk’s dream for cheaper EVs, for now

Rising prices of nickel, lithium and other materials threaten to slow and even temporarily reverse the long-term trend of falling costs of batteries.

Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 8:03 am

Rock Tech Lithium could build €400m plant in Romania

The plant would produce enough to supply 500,000 cars with lithium-ion batteries per year.

Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 7:51 am

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