November 17, 2022 Canada ‘very unlikely’ to join OPEC-like group for nickel – gov’t source Indonesia and Canada are the world No. 1 and No. 6 nickel producers, respectively.
November 17, 2022 Volkswagen delays key EV project as Tesla challenge stumbles Volkswagen AG’s ambitious push to supplant Tesla Inc. as the global electric-vehicle leader is running into trouble.
November 17, 2022 Sumitomo Metal aims to boost battery materials output Company aims to increase its capacity to produce cathode battery materials and to broaden its range of products to meet rising demand from the EV sector.
November 17, 2022 Batteries’ ‘guts’ reveal details on why they fail Researchers have, for the first time, mapped out altered domains inside rechargeable ion batteries at the nanoscale.
November 17, 2022 SQM expects high lithium prices to stay put The world's second largest lithium miner also forecast global demand of the battery metal to grow this year by at least 40%.
November 16, 2022 Ex-Tesla Australia boss admits to insider trading Kurt Schlosser, former head of Tesla’s Australian operations, bought shares in Piedmont Lithium after becoming aware that Tesla had reached an agreement with the mining company.
November 16, 2022 Charted: The most expensive battery metals This infographic highlights the five most expensive battery metals as of November 2022 using prices from Shanghai Metals Market.
November 16, 2022 Rock Tech updates Georgia Lake lithium resources with lower grades The company released a prefeasibility study for the project in northern Ontario, showing lower resource grades and a reduced net present value, while dropping a plan to build a refinery.
November 16, 2022 Indonesia Antam, China’s CNGR agree to develop nickel industrial park CNGR will invest in a facility to produce nickel matte with an installed capacity of 80,000 tonnes in a park managed by Antam.
November 16, 2022 The Biden-Jokowi deal is just one step to turn Indonesia green A massive $20 billion deal with the US and Japan will kick-start Indonesia’s drive to wean itself off coal power.
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am
