LG Energy signs battery-grade lithium supply deal with Compass Minerals Compass is the first US-based lithium producer to partner with the battery manufacturer. Reuters | June 29, 2022 | 7:44 am
Pilbara Minerals to invest $205 million in Pilgangoora to raise output The investment is expected to increase the maximum production capacity at Pilgangoora to 680,000 tpa of spodumene concentrate. Reuters | June 28, 2022 | 6:45 pm
Liontown signs 5-year lithium supply deal with Ford Motor Company to supply lithium spodumene from its flagship Kathleen Valley project in Western Australia. Reuters | June 28, 2022 | 4:51 pm
Sayona, Piedmont approve North American Lithium project restart in Quebec Project will launch North America’s first local spodumene concentrate production. Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 11:44 am
Albemarle urges US to cut red tape to boost lithium supply chain Albemarle is in the process of restarting its Kings Mountain mine in North Carolina, reviving an operation that was idled in the 1980s. Bloomberg News | June 28, 2022 | 10:08 am
‘Terrifying’: WWF chief hits out at plans to mine the deep sea WWF has called for a global moratorium on all deep-sea mining activities. Reuters | June 28, 2022 | 9:12 am
EU nears combustion car era’s end as Italy may drop opposition Italy indicated it may give up its push for a five-year delay in the EU’s plan for automakers to eliminate greenhouse gases from the vehicles they sell. Bloomberg News | June 28, 2022 | 7:28 am
China’s Huayou faces clash with regulator over Zimbabwe lithium project China's biggest cobalt refiner acquired the hard-rock Arcadia lithium mine just outside Harare for $422 million earlier this year. Reuters | June 28, 2022 | 7:16 am
Ivanhoe Electric shares fall in debut after $169 million IPO Robert Friedland's exploration and development company owns properties in Arizona, Utah and Montana. It also has a battery storage business. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2022 | 6:23 am