Country plans to become a global hub for producing and exporting EVs.

The agreement eases the immediate financial pressure on Tianqi.

Testing of lithium-ion batteries containing graphite has reached a key milestone for potential electric vehicle application.

If approved, the capital will help finance its previously announced $1.9 billion, four-year investment plan.

The Australian company received an investigation permit for an area known as Ampliación a Valdeflorez.

Contract will supply about 55,000 metric tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent.

It’s been a tumultuous year for industrial metal markets, both the worst of times and the best of times.

The investment makes CATL the third-largest shareholder of the company.