Automakers and steelmaking companies have shown interest in the technology, according to Gerard Barron.

One of the plan's aims is also to promote decentralization.

World’s top 50 mining companies build on gains in the first quarter of 2023, but remain well below valuations this time last year as M&A fever grips the sector.

The restrictions have increased more than five-fold in the last decade to a point where 10% of the global value of exports is subject to at least one measure, the OECD says.

The Texas-based company is developing a more efficient method to extract lithium from salt flats.

STL will produce copper cathodes, cobalt hydroxide, a germanium precipitate, silver concentrate and zinc oxides.

It has partnered with waste management services provider FCC Ámbito and Spanish energy firm Iberdrola to offer battery recycling services.