Once-hot EV metals fragile as China warning follows Goldman Following a 45% rally in 2022, nickel has slumped 11% on the London Metal Exchange this year. Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 7:35 am
Electric vehicle sales top $1 trillion in wake-up call for carmakers Global auto sales are worth around $2.5 trillion a year. Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 7:17 am
Deep-sea mining may disrupt whale communication, study finds Noises produced by mining the seabed could interfere with whales' ability to communicate with one another. Reuters | February 14, 2023 | 6:57 am
Bluejay Mining pulls demerger plan, aims to raise $6 million It said the spinoff of its battery and critical metals exploration unit, Disko Exploration, is no longer considered the right strategy. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 14, 2023 | 6:49 am
BYD to build $1.2bn EV battery plant in central China The Chinese company's battery unit is aiming to build a facility with the capacity to produce 40 gigawatt hours per year of its Blade Battery. Reuters | February 13, 2023 | 7:21 pm
France grants loan to Eramet’s SLN nickel unit to avert collapse The French government has agreed to grant a 40 million euro loan to SLN. Reuters | February 13, 2023 | 9:57 am
Commodities risk lurking in ESG funds now too big to ignore Analysts estimate that the path to net zero may require digging up 5.2 billion metric tons of metals through 2050, which may be worth as much as $10 trillion. Bloomberg News | February 13, 2023 | 7:01 am
Vulcan Energy to mine 60% more German lithium than planned It now targets 24,000 tonnes of lithium a year from its brine resource in Germany — 60% higher than its previous goal of 15,000 tonnes. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 13, 2023 | 6:03 am
Discarded plastic bottles could become key components of li-ion batteries Researchers have successfully upcycled waste PET plastic into polymer electrolytes, which are key components for safer lithium-ion batteries. Staff Writer | February 13, 2023 | 5:00 am
