Nickel volumes on the LME crashed 28% last year from 2021.

The EU is due to unveil its Critical Raw Materials Act on March 8 to secure the bloc's supply of critical raw materials.

Ganfeng has been developing a major lithium project in the northern border state of Sonora.

The TLC property is host to a near-surface lithium claystone deposit that is amenable to low-cost, sustainable mining methods.

French President Emmanuel Macron called for an EU package amounting to 2% of its economic output to rival the $370 billion US plan.

"There's significant supply coming on, but the demand growth is more significant," said Eric Norris, head of Albemarle's Energy Storage division.

Indonesia's foreign direct investment surged 44.2% on a yearly basis in 2022.

SPC believes that the West Graham and Crean Hill 3 deposits constitute the eastern and western portions of a large, near-surface nickel-copper sulphide deposit.