October 10, 2024

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.

October 10, 2024

Zimbabwe plans incentives to encourage mineral processing

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

October 9, 2024

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.

October 9, 2024

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.

October 9, 2024

Ranking the world’s top lithium producers

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

October 9, 2024

Rio pays premium multiple for Arcadium in biggest deal since 2007

“We feel quite comfortable that we have not bought a lithium company at the top of the cycle right now. We had to pay a fair price, and that’s what…

October 8, 2024

Rio Tinto buys Arcadium for $6.7 billion cash

Rio's offer is at the high end of expectations representing a premium of 90% to Arcadium’s closing price on October 4.

October 8, 2024

Lithios secures $12 million to scale its lithium extraction technology

The company says its ALE technology can unlock sources of lithium previously considered uneconomical and inaccessible.

October 8, 2024

Arcadium’s vast lithium portfolio lures Rio at the right time

So far the market is working in Rio's favor, as plunging lithium prices since January have stymied Arcadium's growth plans.

October 8, 2024

Canada invests $10m in Ontario infrastructure to support critical minerals projects

A total of four companies -- three focused on lithium and one on copper -- have been named the recipients of the funding.