It’s the latest twist in tensions between SQM and its Chinese shareholder after representatives of the two companies questioned each other’s real motivations.

The German government has created a €1.1 billion investment fund to fortify the nation’s access to critical raw materials essential for high-tech and green projects.

NextSource has pre-ordered process equipment with a production capacity of 3,600 tonnes per year of spheronized and purified graphite.

Its nickel subsidiary SLN is locked in a dispute with local authorities over financial guarantees.

It said that Aldo Boitano transferred his entire holding of 9,400,002 ordinary shares to a custodian account nominated by a bank. 

The amount received represents a rebate of up to 50% of eligible exploration costs at its flagship Root Lake project in Canada.

More than 25 global auto and battery makers have expressed interest in buying nickel from its new Indonesian plant.

A stuttering recovery in lithium prices is providing a fresh reminder of why the dramatic rally of recent years was followed by an even more breathtaking collapse.