December 2, 2022

Argentina pressing US for exception to tap EV tax bonanza

The key to whether producers in Argentina and some other nations will be eligible for the tax credits is in the interpretation of “extracted or processed.”

December 2, 2022

Winsome Resources steps up to buy Power Metals stake from China’s Sinomine

Winsome will pay C$2 million for Sinomine’s interest in Power Metals, which holds the Case Lake project in Ontario.

December 2, 2022

Biden’s climate bill is a put option on automakers’ big EV bets

EVs are still expensive and take more market share almost entirely in premium and luxury segments of the US market.

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.