October 19, 2022 Albemarle to stay in Europe if lithium declared hazardous by EU, CEO says The European Commission is weighing a proposal by the European Chemicals Agency that would classify lithium carbonate, chloride and hydroxide as dangerous for human health.
October 19, 2022 Cirba Solutions gets $75 million in DOE funding to expand Li-ion battery recycling facility in Ohio The Biden administration is awarding $2.8 billion in grants to boost US production of electric vehicle batteries and the minerals used to build them.
October 19, 2022 Talon confirms growth of Tamarack nickel project; awarded $114m gov’t funding Talon has been selected as a recipient of the first set of projects funded by US President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles.
October 19, 2022 Automakers need more time to meet US minerals requirements for EVs – execs New restrictions on battery sourcing and critical minerals, along with price caps and income caps, take effect on Jan. 1.
October 19, 2022 Biden awards $2.8 billion to boost US minerals output for EV batteries Albemarle and Piedmont are among the 20 manufacturing and processing companies winning US Energy Department grants.
October 18, 2022 Sumitomo Metal sees global nickel market staying in deficit next year The global nickel market is expected to remain in deficit for a third straight year in 2023 on solid demand for battery, chip-making equipment and oil-well tubular.
October 18, 2022 Researchers better understand what it takes to improve EV batteries’ performance A scientific team tracked the real-time movement of lithium ions inside layered lithium nickel-rich oxides.
October 17, 2022 Divisive startup kingpin doubles down on EVs to undercut Musk India's EV market is expected to reach more than $150 billion by the end of the decade.
October 17, 2022 Posco’s bold battery materials push dimmed by new US energy bill By 2030, the Seoul-based steel giant forecasts it will have a production capacity of around 605,000 tons for cathode-active materials.
October 16, 2022 Germany looks to Mongolia in push for critical raw materials Germany wants to expand investment in Mongolia to help secure strategically important raw materials including copper and rare earths, according to Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
