October 24, 2023 Namibia orders police to stop Chinese firm’s lithium exports China's Xinfeng has previously clashed with Namibian authorities over exports.
October 24, 2023 Stellantis to enter JV with Orano to recycle electric car batteries JV will produce materials known as 'black mass' or 'active mass', to be refined in a new plant in Dunkirk, France.
October 23, 2023 NextSource Materials ships first graphite from Molo mine in Madagascar Solar hybrid plant at Molo now also fully operational, the company said.
October 23, 2023 Column: China ups critical minerals heat with graphite controls The West can’t say it wasn’t warned.
October 23, 2023 China plans to boost state cobalt reserves after prices drop Cobalt is among battery materials that are suffering sharp price declines from rising global output this year.
October 23, 2023 Horizonte Minerals in talks to fund nickel project overrun The Araguaia project is facing a 35% cost jump and first production has been delayed to the third quarter of next year.
October 23, 2023 SQM buys 30% stake in Australia’s Pirra Lithium The Chilean lithium giant will ultimately increase its interest to 40% by spending $1.9 million in exploration.
October 21, 2023 Strategic Minerals to ‘fight’ for reopening of suspended section at its Spanish tin-tantalum mine Strategic Minerals Europe issued a media statement saying it will push for the restart of section C of its Penouta tin-tantalum mine in northwestern Spain.
October 20, 2023 South Star eyes faster ramp up of Brazil graphite mine The Santa Cruz project's output could reach 50,000 metric tons annually.
October 20, 2023 Graphite buyers to boost imports ahead of China’s curbs – analysts Top buyers of graphite from China include Japan, the United States, South Korea and India.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
