China electric car sales rose in May as lockdowns start to ebbThe May bounce back in deliveries is an encouraging sign for the world’s biggest electric-vehicle market.Bloomberg News | June 3, 2022 | 6:15 am
Nickel royalty helps Burundi boost its spending plan by 40%The government plans to increase investment in farming and infrastructure.Bloomberg News | June 3, 2022 | 6:07 am
Antam targets 10% increase in nickel ore outputNickel ore sales target at 10.05 million tonnes in 2022,…Reuters | June 3, 2022 | 5:41 am
Piedmont Lithium, LG Chem sign equity investment and offtake agreements LG Chem will purchase 1,096,535 newly-issued shares of Piedmont common stock for $75 million. Staff Writer | February 16, 2023 | 11:52 am
Trafigura nickel fraud would not happen at Glencore, CEO says Trafigura found that some cargoes it had bought didn't contain the nickel they were supposed to, and spent two months uncovering the scheme. Bloomberg News | February 16, 2023 | 7:31 am
Freyr Battery, Finnish Minerals Group plan cathode material JV Freyr is building its first battery cell factory in Norway. Reuters | February 16, 2023 | 7:09 am
Magnesium – a promising candidate for rechargeable batteries Japanese researchers want magnesium batteries to become a reality. Staff Writer | February 16, 2023 | 5:04 am
Teck, PolyMet launch NewRange Copper Nickel JV to advance Minnesota projects They plan to become the second nickel producer in the United States. Staff Writer | February 15, 2023 | 11:44 am
Mexican president to sign over lithium reserves to energy ministry on Saturday The move has attracted skepticism as to whether Mexico can commercially extract its lithium. Reuters | February 15, 2023 | 9:11 am
Global demand for lithium batteries to leap five-fold by 2030 – Li-Bridge Demand for lithium batteries in the United States is expected to grow more than six times. Reuters | February 15, 2023 | 8:03 am
Australia’s bid to break China’s lithium dominance hit by delay Wesfarmers said the start of its lithium refinery has been pushed back to the first half of 2025. Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 5:08 pm
How Citigroup helped lift the lid on Trafigura’s nickel nightmare Until late October, the US bank had been helping to finance Trafigura’s nickel trades with companies linked to Indian businessman Prateek Gupta. Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 10:40 am