Albemarle has walked away from its $4.2 billion takeover of Liontown Resources after Australia’s richest woman built up a blocking minority.

Company to set up a plant to produce lithium iron phosphate, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said.

Researchers at Monash University have developed a lithium-sulphur design that reduces the amount of lithium required for charging.

Miner wants to help Europe challenge China’s dominance of the $143 billion market for electric vehicle batteries.

Latin America has emerged as a hot spot for carmakers seeking to tap metals used in electric vehicles.

Last month, the US government approved $150 million of funding for a graphite project in Mozambique.

Uniquely, Crawford will be a net negative contributor to global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.