E3 Lithium completes construction of DLE field pilot plantThe pilot plant is situated at the first well E3 drilled during its 2022 inaugural drill program.Staff Writer | August 3, 2023 | 9:22 am
EMP Metals, University of Regina to research sources of subsurface lithiumEMP has agreed to support the work of the university’s…Staff Writer | August 3, 2023 | 7:06 am
Liontown agrees to deliver lithium direct shipping ore productDSO, which is a relatively unprocessed ore and is easier…Reuters | August 2, 2023 | 5:56 pm
Rio Tinto seeks pitches from bankers for lithium deals in battery metal foray Rio Tinto is the only one of the world’s biggest diversified miners looking to start mining lithium. Bloomberg News | October 21, 2022 | 10:32 am
Lithium-oxygen batteries one step closer to moving out of the lab A recent development may provide clues for engineering Mn-based materials with a defined crystal facet for high-performance Li-O2 batteries. Staff Writer | October 21, 2022 | 5:05 am
Allkem’s quarterly revenue falls about 12% as output drops Allkem had in August flagged labour and equipment shortages in Western Australia which forced the company to cut its fiscal 2023 production forecast. Reuters | October 20, 2022 | 4:13 pm
Tesla drops as Musk says demand ‘a little harder’ to come by Tesla stock has dropped 37% this year. Bloomberg News | October 20, 2022 | 8:09 am
Tesla confirms plans to build lithium refinery in Texas Tesla is moving forward in a bid to gain more control over the supply chain for electric vehicle batteries. Bloomberg News | October 19, 2022 | 5:11 pm
Albemarle to stay in Europe if lithium declared hazardous by EU, CEO says The European Commission is weighing a proposal by the European Chemicals Agency that would classify lithium carbonate, chloride and hydroxide as dangerous for human health. Reuters | October 19, 2022 | 4:19 pm
Cirba Solutions gets $75 million in DOE funding to expand Li-ion battery recycling facility in Ohio The Biden administration is awarding $2.8 billion in grants to boost US production of electric vehicle batteries and the minerals used to build them. Staff Writer | October 19, 2022 | 4:06 pm
Automakers need more time to meet US minerals requirements for EVs – execs New restrictions on battery sourcing and critical minerals, along with price caps and income caps, take effect on Jan. 1. Reuters | October 19, 2022 | 10:26 am
Biden awards $2.8 billion to boost US minerals output for EV batteries Albemarle and Piedmont are among the 20 manufacturing and processing companies winning US Energy Department grants. Reuters | October 19, 2022 | 8:25 am