Company said its direct lithium extraction technology has reached full industry readiness.

Prices of nickel on the London Metal Exchange have almost halved over the past year.

High costs and political tensions in the French-controlled Pacific territory have left its three processing plants on the verge of collapse.

The Madagascar mine is expected to achieve nameplate capacity of 17,000 tonnes of graphite concentrate per year.

The miner is in the early stages of exploring for copper and cobalt in Zambia's North-Western province, according to CEO Duncan Wanblad.

The nickel market has been thrown into chaos after a flood of new supplies from Indonesia — the result of huge Chinese investment and major technological breakthroughs.

A review of current developments in the global lithium industry from Jan. 26 to Feb. 2.