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Canada invests $12m to extract magnesium from asbestos tailings

The government has introduced new regulations to ban asbestos and products containing asbestos, but they don't apply to residues left from mining the carcinogenic material.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2018 | 9:05 am

Chilean govt to seek international arbitration over Albemarle contract

Albemarle failed to make a "serious" offer for its annual production capacity to be provided at a discounted rate - Corfo

Reuters | October 17, 2018 | 2:06 pm

World’s top miner embracing the boom in electric car batteries

BHP Billiton Ltd. is boosting sales of the top-quality nickel that’s needed for electric vehicle batteries, another sign that the world’s biggest miner is targeting more opportunities in the booming sector.

Bloomberg News | October 17, 2018 | 11:26 am

Chinese electric car makers, nurtured by state, now look for way out of glut

Government promises action, raising fears of consolidation.

Reuters | October 17, 2018 | 11:05 am

The dirt on clean electric cars is just under the hood

Clean cars, dirty batteries.

Bloomberg News | October 16, 2018 | 1:39 pm

Dutch battery maker to invest $1.9B in China cell factory

Dutch battery maker Lithium Werks BV, founded earlier this year, is investing 1.6 billion euros ($1.85 billion) in a massive lithium-ion cell factory in China as demand for batteries is surging.

Bloomberg News | October 16, 2018 | 9:59 am

Vale rules out major acquisitions

CEO Fabio Schvartsman said the company would only invest further in nickel if global prices for the metal rise from $13,000 per tonne currently to around $20,000 per tonne.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2018 | 9:05 am