Battery Metals Top Stories

US Senate overwhelmingly backs tax treaty with Chile

Without it, taxes on US companies with Chilean operations could climb to more than 44%, the business group said.

Reuters | June 23, 2023 | 9:35 am

Stillwater Critical Minerals welcomes Glencore as major investor, stock jumps

Glencore would hold a 9.99% equity interest in Stillwater upon…

Staff Writer | June 23, 2023 | 8:49 am

Lithium producers warn global supplies may not meet electric vehicle demand

Even if more lithium mines are built, there are not…

Reuters | June 22, 2023 | 4:34 pm

$1 billion SPAC deal shows how mining supply chains are breaking up

INTERVIEW: Artem Volynets of ACG Electric Metals wants to roll…

Frik Els | June 22, 2023 | 3:23 pm

Volkswagen’s EV battery effort keeps its executives up at night

Chief Financial Officer Arno Antlitz said the company remains open to…

Bloomberg News | June 22, 2023 | 7:29 am

Canada to invest $1.6 billion on mineral strategy for EV battery supply chain

Canada last month announced financial support for building two facilities that will make battery materials for electric vehicles, and one battery gigafactory.

Reuters | April 5, 2022 | 7:38 am

‘Salty’ freeze-thaw battery a step toward seasonal storage

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed a ‘freeze-thaw battery’ that locks in energy for months without losing much storage capacity.

Staff Writer | April 5, 2022 | 6:06 am

Albemarle, Mineral Resources to speed up Wodgina lithium mine restart

The partners now expect first production from the idled lithium mine in May, to respond to "unprecedented” demand for the battery metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 5, 2022 | 5:54 am

Governments ignore mining in electrification push

The US and Canadian governments have been good about providing incentives for EV buyers and manufacturers, but when it comes to mining, little support has been offered.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | April 4, 2022 | 10:49 am

Carmakers dream of clean, green, mean electric machines

An electric car is a clean car, right? If only it were so simple.

Reuters | April 4, 2022 | 6:56 am

Canadian technology to recover strategic metals from spent Li-ion batteries gets $18m in funding

Lithion Recycling’s technology is able to recover 95% of strategic materials from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and industrial waste.

Staff Writer | April 3, 2022 | 6:04 am

Carmakers will “need to become miners” – Benchmark

Even if every lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite green and brownfield project in the pipeline comes on stream “there will not be enough” raw material going into 2030.

Frik Els | April 1, 2022 | 12:09 pm