December 2, 2022 Jokowi points to Taiwan, South Korea as models in rebuke of West As part of his efforts to bolster growth in Indonesia, Joko Widodo has placed temporary bans on exports of raw materials like nickel ore.
December 2, 2022 Volkswagen searches for battery cell plant sites in Canada The German carmaker's first battery cell factory in North America would help VW expand its battery business outside Europe.
December 1, 2022 A roadmap to US domestic graphite production Graphex Technologies has a self-contained graphite processing ecosystem in China and has bought a plant to process the metal in Michigan.
December 1, 2022 Volkswagen, Mercedes are in Canada’s sights for EV deals Canadian business groups have been sounding the alarm over massive tax credits contained in the US Inflation Reduction Act to encourage electric vehicle production.
December 1, 2022 China’s lithium newcomer Zijin eyes rich returns from battery demand The company has already spent $16 billion buying three lithium mines over the past year.
December 1, 2022 CME cobalt contract use soars above LME as big players join Consumers, producers, commodity traders, brokers and banks are backing the CME's cash-settled contract as they want a liquid instrument to hedge cobalt.
December 1, 2022 Canada approves Marathon palladium mine environmental plan Located 10 km from Marathon, Ontario, the mine is slated to produce 245,000 ounces of palladium annually over an estimated 13-year mine life.
November 30, 2022 EV battery cathode costs spike as lithium price sets fresh record Relentless rise of lithium prices and recent bounce in cobalt and nickel put pressure on electric vehicle manufacturers.
November 30, 2022 Strategic Materials seeking investors for Dubbo rare earths project Dubbo site contains light and heavy rare earths, zirconium, niobium and hafnium.
November 30, 2022 Australian battery metal players key to South Korea’s EV ambition The Asian country controls a third of the $46 billion market for electric vehicle batteries.
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
