CHARTS: EV battery metals bill sets new low as lithium, nickel, cobalt price slump continues
The raw materials bill for the average EV is now down to $510 compared to a peak of more than $1,900 at the beginning of last year.
Trimet, a family-run aluminum producer in Germany, agreed to run two unprofitable aluminum plants in France that were owned by Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO).
The Australian integrated miner will be unloading a aluminum smelter in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and a aluminum wire manufacturer in Castelsarrasin. About 500 jobs will be saved.
Trimet will take 65% ownership and a French utility, Electricite de France (EDF.FR), will take the remaining 35%.
Negotiation with Rio Tinto about the closures was protracted. The French government officials were keen to keep the plants open as the country copes with high unemployment.
