Carbon nanotube battery market expected to grow in the next decade – report

Ganfeng Lithium Co plans to spend $160m to boost its stake in an Argentina project with Lithium Americas Corp from 37.5% to 50%.

The miner is the only private sector company taking part in the project to recover critical materials.

Europe has a dedicated €600 million stream of projects on raw materials. A lot of it is about innovation in the technologies used in mines.

Small miners are finding it increasingly difficult to raise capital to fund new ventures despite the positive demand outlook for several commodities.

The plan puts emphasis on emphasis on agritech, aerospace, defense, renewable energy and telecommunications.

Chile would shortly begin accepting bids from local and foreign companies seeking to develop battery materials using discounted Chilean lithium provided by SQM.

The company has secured a second five-year exploration licence in the Erzgebirge (meaning Ore Mountain) region of Saxony, which completely encloses its Zinnwald project.

New report shows in January 2019, the Chinese market saw 253% more nickel deployed in passenger EV batteries compared to a year ago.

The problem, says Amnesty, is that no country legally requires companies to publicly report on their cobalt supply chains.