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About 75,000 jobs to go in Germany’s auto industry because of EVs — study

The country's car industry currently employs about 840,000 people, with 210,000 of them working on powertrain production, the sub-sector set to be the worst hit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 5, 2018 | 3:45 am

Vietnam sets out green ambitions with bold targets for solar, rare earth

Vietnam is aiming to increase the use of household solar energy equipment to 12 percent by 2020, and 26 percent by 2030.

Reuters | June 4, 2018 | 1:04 pm

Shares in lithium giant fall on disappointing auction

Chilean lithium producer SQM shares punished after $1 billion of shares auctioned below ruling price.

Frik Els | June 1, 2018 | 9:28 am

Electric vehicles on the road to triple by 2020 — IEA

The number of electric cars, including battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric passenger light-duty vehicles, increased by 57% in 2017 from the previous year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2018 | 5:50 am

Biggest electric vehicle battery IPO valuation cut in half

Time to curb your enthusiasm about the electric vehicle boom and surging demand, prices for lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earth and graphite?

Frik Els | May 29, 2018 | 10:47 am

Australia’s Galaxy Resources to sell tenements in Argentina to POSCO for $280 mln

The land is located in the northern area of the giant Salar del Hombre Muerto salt flat.

Reuters | May 29, 2018 | 9:46 am

In lithium hot spot, ghost towns recall another boom gone bust

While lithium today isn’t the linchpin of Chile’s economy (that would be copper), miners are aggressively expanding production.

Bloomberg News | May 25, 2018 | 9:27 am

Lithium price: Massive supply response gets underway

SQM, world no 3 lithium miner, plans to nearly quadruple capacity in fewer than three years – to the equivalent of 84% of global output last year.

Frik Els | May 24, 2018 | 3:13 pm

Chile high court declines to weigh in on lithium spat at Maricunga

In a written decision, it said it was "the responsibility of the lower-court judge" who is reviewing the case and was not a constitutional issue.

Reuters | May 24, 2018 | 10:59 am

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