Cobalt Top Stories

Booming electric vehicle sales drive surge in cobalt prices

The price of the metal stands at $53,000 per tonne, up 65% this year and around its highest since December 2018.

Reuters | March 12, 2021 | 7:45 am

Europe lagging in battery metals production – report

According to Aperio Intelligence, Europe’s own supply is unlikely to…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 12, 2021 | 6:11 am

Cobalt, nickel free electric car batteries are a runaway success

Few months in, LFP Model 3 already commands 5% of…

Frik Els | March 11, 2021 | 2:30 pm

EU plans to make battery cells for 7m EV cars by 2025 – Handelsblatt

As part of its plan to become climate neutral by…

Reuters | March 11, 2021 | 1:23 pm

Glencore chairman Tony Hayward to step down by 2022

Announcement heralds a changing of the guard at the company,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 11, 2021 | 6:42 am

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Factbox: Automakers accelerate the drive to secure battery raw materials

Rising demand for EVs is encouraging automakers such as Tesla, Volkswagen and Stellantis to step up efforts to secure raw materials.

Reuters | April 3, 2023 | 7:57 am

Tribeca sees China tensions powering new green metals bets

Rising geopolitical tensions and the prospect of industrial decoupling are fueling a surge of interest in the processing of energy-transition metals outside China.

Bloomberg News | April 3, 2023 | 7:12 am

Australia’s energy storage capacity needs 10-fold increase by 2050 – report

Rapidly rising energy demand spurred by the ongoing electrification of building and transport industries requires that Australia grows its energy storage capacity at least 10-fold by 2050.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 2, 2023 | 1:11 pm

Australia sees lithium exports matching thermal coal by 2028

Australia sees its booming lithium sector matching thermal coal’s importance within five years.

Bloomberg News | April 2, 2023 | 10:06 am

Biden’s landmark climate bill lures China’s clean energy giants

China’s leading renewables firms are joining the rush to open factories in the US.

Bloomberg News | April 1, 2023 | 6:55 pm

UN to start taking deep-sea mining applications this July

The decision came after the International Seabed Authority spent the past two weeks debating standards for the new and controversial practice.

Reuters | March 31, 2023 | 3:46 pm

Europe’s lone lithium refinery prepares for new wave of rivals

For 47 years, a chemicals producer in London’s commuter belt has been running a small lithium refinery that’s the only one of its kind in Europe.

Bloomberg News | March 31, 2023 | 11:07 am

Biden makes electric vehicle credits elusive in bid for US auto renaissance

The guidance released Friday clarifying provisions of the IRA will leave few EVs eligible for up to $7,500 credits as of April 18.

Bloomberg News | March 31, 2023 | 8:03 am

Chinese lithium producers set price floor as demand evaporates – sources

The move would come as prices plunge on a significant slowdown in demand for EVs in China.

Reuters | March 31, 2023 | 7:46 am

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