March 28, 2023

US, Japan strike deal on supply of minerals for EV batteries

EVs that use materials that have been collected or processed in Japan will be eligible for incentives under the IRA.

March 28, 2023

Biden tees up a supply chain rethink with challenge to China’s EVs

Ford confirmed last month that it will tap technology from CATL for a $3.5 billion plant it’s building in Michigan.

March 28, 2023

Bluejay Mining expands drilling at Finland nickel project

Decision follows "encouraging" results from the first exploration program of 2023 at Bluejay's Enonkoski nickel project.

March 27, 2023

Liontown rejects $3.7 billion proposal from Albemarle

Liontown Resources rejected a non-binding indicative proposal of A$2.50 per share.

March 27, 2023

Harita Nickel raises $659 million in Jakarta IPO priced at top

Glencore among investors as commodity producers lead record listing pipeline for south-east Asian economy.

March 27, 2023

Li-Cycle to build French battery processing facility

The French facility, which is expected to open in 2024 and complement similar sites under development in Germany and Norway.

March 26, 2023

LME nickel finally returns to regular trading hours after crisis

Nickel will finally open again at 1 a.m. London time, more than a year after the LME suspended trading and canceled billions of dollars worth of deals.

March 24, 2023

Graphic: The impact of vehicle sizes on mineral demand in the EV market

While a Tata Motors Tiago battery contains only 1.1kg of LCE, a Tesla Semi truck requires over 500kg of it to operate.

March 24, 2023

Column: Europe turbo charges its critical minerals drive

Europe may have given itself a competitive edge by moving to streamline project permitting.

March 24, 2023

Canada budget to have tax credit for equipment used to produce EVs – sources

Country will introduce in its budget a 30% investment tax credit to boost clean-tech manufacturing, Reuters reported.