Battery Metals Top Stories

Sodium-ion battery startup sparks lithium alternative

Peak Energy received $55 million in funding to scale up production of sodium-ion batteries that the company is positioning as an alternative to the widely used lithium-ion technology.

Bloomberg News | July 17, 2024 | 12:48 pm

Column: BHP joins the lengthening list of nickel price casualties

Indonesia's nickel production surge is challenging the West's ambitions of…

Reuters | July 17, 2024 | 8:57 am

Rio Tinto names Shell’s Katie Jackson as new copper chief

Jackson, who is the current president of National Grid Ventures,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2024 | 3:33 am

Germany Chancellor plans lithium deal with Serbia after Rio ruling

Olaf Scholz plans to visit Serbia this week to secure…

Bloomberg News | July 16, 2024 | 3:32 pm

Argentina tripled lithium carbonate production capacity in last two years

Argentina, the world's No. 4 lithium producer, has four projects…

Reuters | July 16, 2024 | 12:19 pm

New process recovers five times more lithium from waste than existing technology

Scientists discovered that aluminum hydroxide can adsorb five times more lithium than can be collected using previously developed adsorbent materials.

Staff Writer | April 21, 2024 | 6:04 am

Albemarle amongst recipients of tax credits under Biden’s clean energy drive

Thirty five projects got a total of $1.93 billion in tax credits.

Reuters | April 19, 2024 | 10:56 am

African critical minerals output could reach $2 trillion by 2050

Global revenue from mining copper, cobalt, lithium and nickel could reach $16 trillion in current dollar terms over the next quarter century, says IMF.

Bloomberg News | April 19, 2024 | 7:28 am

pH7 engages Elevated Signals to streamline operations

Sustainable mining company pH7 expects the partnership with Elevated Signals will help them leverage real-time data to inform reporting processes.

Staff Writer | April 19, 2024 | 6:06 am

Africa’s lithium supply to almost triple this year – Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

In 2023, the region contributed 4% to global lithium production, but this year it's expected to reach 10%.

Staff Writer | April 18, 2024 | 10:23 am

Tesla co-founder JB Straubel has built an EV battery colossus

Last month, Redwood Materials flipped the switch on its first commercial-scale line producing a fine black powder essential to electric vehicle batteries.

Bloomberg News | April 18, 2024 | 5:36 am