February 13, 2023 BYD to build $1.2bn EV battery plant in central China The Chinese company's battery unit is aiming to build a facility with the capacity to produce 40 gigawatt hours per year of its Blade Battery.
February 13, 2023 France grants loan to Eramet’s SLN nickel unit to avert collapse The French government has agreed to grant a 40 million euro loan to SLN.
February 13, 2023 Commodities risk lurking in ESG funds now too big to ignore Analysts estimate that the path to net zero may require digging up 5.2 billion metric tons of metals through 2050, which may be worth as much as $10 trillion.
February 13, 2023 Vulcan Energy to mine 60% more German lithium than planned It now targets 24,000 tonnes of lithium a year from its brine resource in Germany — 60% higher than its previous goal of 15,000 tonnes.
February 13, 2023 Discarded plastic bottles could become key components of li-ion batteries Researchers have successfully upcycled waste PET plastic into polymer electrolytes, which are key components for safer lithium-ion batteries.
February 12, 2023 LG Chem prepares to lock in mineral supplies The South Korean company is doing “a lot of projects” to ensure it has a stable source of supply.
February 12, 2023 Ford plans to build EV battery plant in Michigan with Chinese partner Ford is moving ahead with the project despite uncertainty around how the US Treasury Department will interpret requirements in the Inflation Reduction Act.
February 10, 2023 US seeks critical mineral pacts with Japan, UK to curb China The US is looking to create a “critical minerals buyers club” with allies like the EU and Group of Seven.
February 10, 2023 Vale Indonesia breaks ground on $2.5 billion ferronickel smelter The Bahodopi project will produce ferronickel with 73,000-80,000 tonnes of nickel content per year, Vale said.
February 9, 2023 World’s largest zinc smelter sees opportunity in US energy bill Korea Zinc is seeking to diversify into electric vehicle batteries and renewable energy sources.
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