China’s Fulin ditches plans for battery parts plant in Chile
The decision comes on the heels of a similar move by South Korea’s POSCO and its partner, Samsung's battery unit.
The decision comes on the heels of a similar move by South Korea’s POSCO and its partner, Samsung's battery unit.
As the world sees demand for batteries grow at an unprecedented rate, supply of battery metals may soon not be enough to meet demand.
Trump invoked the 69-year-old Defense Production Act -- once used to preserve American steelmaking capacity -- to remedy what he called “a shortfall” in production of the super-strong magnets made with neodymium and samarium.
The WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has not approved the commissioning of train 2 at the lithium operation.
The join venture entered into an agreement with Florida International University to further advance a research program.
Molymet's decision is yet another setback for Chile, which has struggled to modernize its mining policy and develop a domestic battery industry.
The Pentagon wants miners to describe plans to develop U.S. rare earths mines and processing facilities, and asked manufacturers to detail their needs for the minerals.
The new system is ideal for powering remote, energy-intensive industries such as mine sites.
Cobalt light electric vehicle battery deployment around the globe doubled in May.
VW has said it will buy 50 billion euros worth of battery cells and has identified Sweden’s Northvolt, South Korea’s SKI, LG Chem and Samsung SDI, as well as China’s CATL as strategic partners.