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
Congo demands $17bn more in infrastructure investments from China deal Under the Sicomines deal, Chinese investors committed to spending $3 billion on infrastructure, but the state auditor demanded that commitment be increased to $20 billion. Reuters | February 16, 2023 | 9:33 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
Stillwater partners with Cornell University on hydrometallurgy and carbon capture initiatives The partnership would fall under the MINER program funded by the DOE via the Advanced Research Projects Agency. Staff Writer | February 14, 2023 | 9:08 am
