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Chile wants to double its lithium output to avert risk of substitution in batteries

More threatening than oversupply in the coming years is the risk of a renewed shortage, which would send prices soaring.

Bloomberg News | March 28, 2024 | 2:22 pm

This signals a shift from Nigeria's decades-old policy of exporting…

Reuters | March 28, 2024 | 6:27 am

Production in February 2024 was 420,242 metric tons.

Reuters | March 28, 2024 | 6:04 am

India will send two delegations next month to Chile to…

Reuters | March 28, 2024 | 3:41 am

The West African nation last year provided 70% of China’s…

Bloomberg News | March 28, 2024 | 3:36 am

China's exports of refined lead hit a 15-month high in September with year-to-date shipments already exceeding last year's total.

Reuters | October 27, 2023 | 8:39 am

The $250 million project is a response to the Nigerian government’s efforts to diversify the economy away from oil.

Bloomberg News | October 27, 2023 | 7:41 am

Indonesia's high-grade 1.7% nickel ore is mainly used for the country's nickel pig iron (NPI) production.

Reuters | October 27, 2023 | 7:16 am

Rinehart buys 18% stake in Azure Minerals to block SQM takeover

Hancock Prospecting's stake in Azure is just short of the 20% level that would require a mandatory buyout offer.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2023 | 3:47 am