Huayou Cobalt chief proposes battery material policy to tackle overcapacityChina's LFP capacity will reach 5.75 million metric tons in 2025, while global demand is estimated to be about 2.67 million tons that year.Reuters | March 4, 2024 | 6:46 am
AI, 5.5G networks to take mines to new “smart” levelThe sector has embarked on a quest to transform operations…Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2024 | 5:21 am
Chile wants 3 or 4 new lithium projects running in 2026, finance minister saysChile initiated a policy last year to increase state control…Reuters | March 3, 2024 | 1:30 am
CATL’s new fast power pack to tackle range anxiety New cell can charge to a range of 400 kilometers in just 10 minutes. Bloomberg News | August 16, 2023 | 7:47 am
Lithium Royalty wins court case against Orion; stock rises The court found that its January 2021 agreement to buy 85% of Orion's royalty on Thacker Pass was binding and enforceable. Staff Writer | August 15, 2023 | 3:05 pm
China’s Canmax resolves lithium offtake dispute with Premier African Minerals Canmax had moved to terminate the deal in June after Premier failed to start delivering the lithium concentrate as promised. Reuters | August 15, 2023 | 9:59 am
Miners face ‘considerable challenges’ meeting demand from US climate law – study Nickel and cobalt supplies are unlikely to satisfy demand, S&P Global said in a report. Reuters | August 15, 2023 | 7:41 am
TechMet raises $200m to counter China’s critical minerals control Fresh equity will be deployed across TechMet’s ten assets, which aim at reducing the west’s dependence on China for critical minerals. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2023 | 2:58 am
Azure Minerals rejects $585m takeover bid from SQM The Australian company rejected the buyout bid received on August 12. Reuters | August 14, 2023 | 5:05 pm
Free marketeer leading Argentine election seen rocking commodities Javier Milei, a libertarian outsider who’s taken a surprise lead in the race for Argentina’s presidency, would shake up the country’s powerhouse commodity industries like none of his rivals. Bloomberg News | August 14, 2023 | 3:56 pm
Sigma Lithium on track to produce 270,000 tonnes Li2O by end of Q3 The Greentech plant has also made significant progress towards reaching its designed recovery rates. Staff Writer | August 14, 2023 | 8:52 am
The four biggest hurdles in America’s EV transition Since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law one year ago this week, there’s been $59 billion in new EV investments announced in the US. Bloomberg News | August 14, 2023 | 8:17 am