Battery Metals Top Stories

Northvolt’s $20 billion battery plan suffers summer of setbacks

On Tuesday, the Swedish electric-vehicle battery maker closed down a Californian unit, Cuberg, that it acquired only three years ago.

Bloomberg News | August 21, 2024 | 3:10 pm

Asteroid miner AstroForge readies third mission for 2025

The craft may become the first private mission to fly…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2024 | 9:32 am

Sibanye terminates supply contract for French nickel refinery as it looks to repurpose plant

Earlier this year, Sibanye confirmed through a scoping study the…

Staff Writer | August 21, 2024 | 9:15 am

SQM profit down 63%, anticipates continued weak lithium prices

The world's second-biggest lithium producer expects the downward trend in…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2024 | 5:23 am

Chile’s lithium output to reach 285,000t in 2025, copper commission says

The global market is forecast to post a surplus of…

Reuters | August 20, 2024 | 1:43 pm

The Metals Company, SGS make world’s first cobalt sulphate from seafloor nodules

In April, TMC and SGS produced the world’s first nickel sulphate directly from seafloor polymetallic nodules.

Staff Writer | June 12, 2024 | 10:37 am

The world needs more batteries — but not this many

By 2025, the global battery industry will be able to produce more than five times as many cells as the world will need, BNEF forecasts.

Bloomberg News | June 12, 2024 | 7:58 am

South Korea, Kazakhstan sign minerals deals as Seoul moves to diversify supply chain

Stable supply of critical minerals is considered crucial, as South Korea lacks natural resources.

Reuters | June 12, 2024 | 7:30 am

Indonesia nickel firm in talks with Glencore ahead of 2025 listing

The company is in talks to secure a stake sale to Glencore ahead of the listing as Ceria sets out to build an $8 billion nickel complex.

Reuters | June 12, 2024 | 7:25 am

Green Battery, Volt Carbon to jointly develop Quebec graphite project

The two aim to produce the key commodity used in lithium-ion batteries and processing it without needing water, chemicals or reagents.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 12, 2024 | 3:45 am

Aclara pivots permitting strategy at rare earth project in Chile

The company has decided to "split" the project by submitting two separate EIAs that collectively cover the full life of the project.

Staff Writer | June 11, 2024 | 10:05 am

Indonesia considers terminating permits for some nickel pig iron production

The world's biggest nickel producer is experiencing a rapid depletion of ore after a surge in downstream investment.

Reuters | June 11, 2024 | 7:48 am

AI helps quickly develop rare earth-free permanent magnet

MagNex is a new rare earth-free permanent magnet that can be produced at 20% of the material cost of existing REEs magnets.

Staff Writer | June 11, 2024 | 6:06 am

Electra gets Canadian gov’t funding for critical minerals recycling project

The company is accelerating the next phase of its recycling project to demonstrate that its hydrometallurgical black mass process is scalable, profitable, and can be implemented at other locations.

Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 10:16 am

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