Battery Metals Top Stories

CleanTech Lithium heads for Australian listing

The Chile-focused explorer and direct lithium extraction enthusiast will also seek $13m in capital funding.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2024 | 5:47 am

China drives African lithium surge to lock in key battery metal

The continent is projected to account for almost 11% of…

Bloomberg News | August 12, 2024 | 7:10 am

Surge in M&As compels dealmakers to harness tools for compliance

Concerns around the supply and demand of critical metals and…

Mark Williams - Datasite | August 12, 2024 | 4:32 am

Arizona Lithium produces Saskatchewan’s first kilogram of battery-grade LCE

In the near term, the Australia-based lithium developer is aiming…

Staff Writer | August 11, 2024 | 10:41 am

Australia’s fledgling batteries downstream sector at a crossroads

Albemarle’s recent call on Kemerton the latest hit to Australia’s…

Kristie Batten | August 11, 2024 | 7:12 am

European firms, banks must boost investment in critical minerals, official says

The European Commission has estimated that the EU will require 18 times more lithium in 2030 than in 2020 and fives times more cobalt.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 10:21 am

TMC, SGS produce world’s first nickel sulphate from seafloor polymetallic nodules

Following the successful nickel sulphate production, SGS continues testing to produce what TMC believes will be the world’s first cobalt sulphate from polymetallic nodules.

Staff Writer | April 23, 2024 | 9:58 am

Rio Tinto, Eramet submit plans to develop lithium extraction tech in Chile

They are among 30 companies from 12 countries that presented plans to develop lithium extraction technology in Chile’s salt flats.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 23, 2024 | 3:55 am

Chinese nickel billionaire boosts Australian miner in Indonesia

In under a decade, Nickel Industries Ltd. has gone from a relatively small miner to the world’s sixth-biggest producer of the metal.

Bloomberg News | April 22, 2024 | 2:41 pm

Ranked: the top 10 EV battery manufacturers in 2023

Asia dominates this ranking of the world's largest EV battery manufacturers in 2023.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | April 22, 2024 | 1:22 pm

Huayou cuts lithium production, costs on battery metals rout

The Chinese firm said its inventory levels for lithium products expanded by more than 3,900% last year.

Bloomberg News | April 22, 2024 | 5:51 am

Emirati company to invest $550 million in Argentinian lithium project

United Mining Projects Corporation, through Marhen Lithium, wants to develop the Rio Grande Sur lithium brine salar project in Catamarca.

Staff Writer | April 21, 2024 | 7:03 am

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

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