SQM buys 30% stake in Australia’s Pirra Lithium

LG Chem will purchase 1,096,535 newly-issued shares of Piedmont common stock for $75 million.

The world's no. 2 copper producer has been roiled by protests since the Dec. 7 ouster of President Pedro Castillo.

The Anglo American unit is in talks with the Botswana government to extend mining rights that expire in 2029.

“The company is not up for sale and this was unsolicited,” Sherry Duhe said in an interview with Bloomberg.

This announcement follows previous engagements with Ericsson and Telstra to trial private 4G LTE at the Lihir mine and more recently for surface operations at Cadia.

The low-carbon-aluminum deal comes as Japan targets zero net carbon emissions by 2050.

The miner is expected to make an announcement on the spinoff as early as next week.

Chinese lithium customers are not slowing orders and the country's stockpiles of cathodes and battery parts are decreasing.

Company is also considering mergers and acquisitions in rare earth and lithium-ion battery recycling.