February 15, 2023 Global demand for lithium batteries to leap five-fold by 2030 – Li-Bridge Demand for lithium batteries in the United States is expected to grow more than six times.
February 14, 2023 Australia’s bid to break China’s lithium dominance hit by delay Wesfarmers said the start of its lithium refinery has been pushed back to the first half of 2025.
February 14, 2023 Stillwater partners with Cornell University on hydrometallurgy and carbon capture initiatives The partnership would fall under the MINER program funded by the DOE via the Advanced Research Projects Agency.
February 14, 2023 Once-hot EV metals fragile as China warning follows Goldman Following a 45% rally in 2022, nickel has slumped 11% on the London Metal Exchange this year.
February 14, 2023 Electric vehicle sales top $1 trillion in wake-up call for carmakers Global auto sales are worth around $2.5 trillion a year.
February 14, 2023 Bluejay Mining pulls demerger plan, aims to raise $6 million It said the spinoff of its battery and critical metals exploration unit, Disko Exploration, is no longer considered the right strategy.
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.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
