Battery Metals Top Stories

Stellantis inks battery metals offtake deal with Australia’s Kuniko

Stellantis has agreed to invest 5 million euros in the battery metals miner in return for a near 20% stake.

Reuters | July 2, 2023 | 5:37 pm

Argentina to begin lithium battery production in Sept

Argentina's first plant for lithium batteries will begin operations in…

Reuters | July 2, 2023 | 10:48 am

Fluorine protects both teeth and lithium batteries against decay

A new fluoride electrolyte could protect the next generation of…

Staff Writer | July 2, 2023 | 6:45 am

EU countries seek to stretch raw material targets, add aluminum

The European Commission proposed in March that EU extraction of…

Reuters | June 30, 2023 | 10:14 am

Pentagon ordered to probe undersea mining to counter China

Undersea mining is still illegal under international law and environmentalists…

Colin McClelland | June 30, 2023 | 10:11 am

Congo backs billionaire Gertler’s bid to end US sanctions

Gertler will return assets worth billions of dollars to the State in exchange for the reimbursement of expenses and Congo’s assistance.

Bloomberg News | April 30, 2022 | 7:16 pm

Far North Snapshot: Eight companies venturing into the remote north for minerals

The mineral potential of the northern reaches of Canada, the US, and Europe remains largely untapped.

Norm Tollinsky | April 29, 2022 | 2:15 pm

Ford and GM need US battery sector to avert another supply shock

Where will Ford get all the lithium and other metals for the many electric vehicles the company plans to produce?

Bloomberg News | April 29, 2022 | 10:30 am

Column: Europe urgently needs an accelerator in the critical metals race

The region's import dependency on enabling metals was already high and has turned critical since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | April 29, 2022 | 8:02 am

CATL earnings drop as battery giant posts large derivatives position

CATL’s shares have fallen 30% this year.

Bloomberg News | April 29, 2022 | 7:41 am

Climate change commitments unlikely to be met despite massive growth in renewables – report

A report by McKinsey projects renewables’ share in power generation to double in 15 years.

Staff Writer | April 29, 2022 | 6:06 am

Opinion: World lacks time, not minerals for climate-saving technology

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, covid-related supply chain disruptions, and rising inflation have all fuelled a narrative that the clean energy transition will be highly inflationary.

Bloomberg News | April 29, 2022 | 4:24 am

Rubio questions Volkswagen’s ties to metal suppliers in China over human rights

The probe is part of a broader debate over humanitarian issues in supply chains for materials needed in clean energy technology.

Bloomberg News | April 28, 2022 | 8:40 am

Vale Indonesia, Huayou sign deal to build Pomalaa nickel plant

They will develop a facility known for a process called high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL), with a potential mixed hydroxide precipitate production capacity of 120,000 tonnes of nickel content per year.

Reuters | April 28, 2022 | 7:00 am

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