Germany wants to mass produce large-format lithium-ion cells The ZellkoBatt project was created to build bridges between battery working prototypes and industrial mass manufacturing in domestic factories. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 23, 2020 | 9:50 am
Tianqi postpones commissioning of Australia lithium plant amid liquidity problems The company said its "tight liquidity situation," following the purchase of an interest in SQM, intensified since the start of 2020 due to the virus outbreak. Reuters | March 22, 2020 | 11:36 am
Lithium Americas halts Argentina construction Cauchari-Olaroz will be placed on care and maintenance; no employees are currently infected with Covid-19. Bruno Venditti | March 20, 2020 | 10:52 am
Jervois suspends all activity in Uganda The company also reported final results from its 2019-20 drill programs at Kilembe. MINING.com Editor | March 20, 2020 | 10:16 am
First Cobalt says refinery expansion study in final stages First Cobalt plans to initially recommission the refinery in partnership with Glencore in Q4. MINING.com Editor | March 18, 2020 | 1:37 pm
How China bent over backward to help Tesla when the virus hit Tesla received 10,000 masks and other materials that helped the company to restart its factory. Bloomberg News | March 17, 2020 | 12:11 pm
VW to start using high-nickel batteries for EVs Next generation batteries will have 80% nickel, 10% cobalt and 10% manganese. Reuters | March 17, 2020 | 10:48 am
Chile lithium miners say coronavirus impact on output minimal so far Miners ramped up sanitary precautions at Atacama salt flat mining operations to protect workers. Reuters | March 17, 2020 | 8:24 am
Air-metal batteries for EVs get a boost Researchers developed a new catalyst that eliminates the need to use platinum in the air cathode. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 15, 2020 | 7:00 am