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Rio Takes step toward M&A redemption with $6.7 billion lithium bet

Modest by comparison with past splurges, the all-cash deal is a significant and long-awaited expansion of Rio’s bet on lithium.

Bloomberg News | October 12, 2024 | 10:22 am

Rio Tinto’s real prize: Arcadium’s lithium extraction technology

Arcadium, through a predecessor company, was the first to develop an early version of a DLE technology in the 1990s.

Reuters | October 11, 2024 | 10:54 am

Savannah CEO sees lithium price rebound by start of Portugal project

Savannah expects to bring the Barroso project onstream as early as possible in 2027.

Reuters | October 11, 2024 | 9:16 am

Patriot Lithium expands into copper with Zambia project

Patriot believes the Katwaro project will complement its lithium assets and provide jurisdictional diversity.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 11, 2024 | 5:50 am

Adionics opens lithium demonstration plant in Argentina

The company says its efficient lithium extraction and recycling methods could help stabilize supply and potentially impact the entire EV supply chain.

Staff Writer | October 10, 2024 | 2:14 pm

Zimbabwe plans incentives to encourage mineral processing

Zimbabwe has banned the export of unprocessed raw lithium and “base minerals” to boost domestic processing.

Bloomberg News | October 10, 2024 | 7:39 am

LMFP battery technology breakthrough could increase EV range by 20%, Integrals Power says

The company's LMFP materials feature 80% manganese, instead of the 50-70% typically found in competing materials.

Staff Writer | October 9, 2024 | 4:02 pm

Rio arrives in lithium with a survival-of-the-fittest mentality

The company is planning to invest heavily in further expansion ahead of an anticipated 2030s demand boom.

Bloomberg News | October 9, 2024 | 2:19 pm

Ranking the world’s top lithium producers

Acquiring Arcadium makes Rio Tinto one of the world's largest lithium producers.

Reuters | October 9, 2024 | 7:22 am

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