September 23, 2022 Canada, South Korea seek deeper cooperation on critical minerals In a joint statement, the two countries said they agreed to deepen their "strategic partnership on supply chain resiliency".
September 23, 2022 US MINES Act seeks to curb Russia, China grip on critical minerals California Republican congressman Ken Calvert said America must be "clear-eyed about the Chinese and Russian aggression when it comes to consolidating critical mineral resources.”
September 23, 2022 Joe Biden’s climate bill has the US battery industry revved up The US is still dependent on China for minerals to feed its nascent battery manufacturing efforts.
September 23, 2022 China may find it hard to cool lithium’s price rally this time around Scorching gains for lithium threaten to push costs even higher for Chinese battery makers.
September 22, 2022 LG Energy inks cobalt, lithium supply deals with three Canadian miners Electra, Avalon and Snowlake will supply LG with 7,000 tonnes of cobalt sulfate, 55,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide and 200,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide respectively.
September 22, 2022 Mexico values its Sonora lithium deposits at $600bn Mexico hopes its reserves of the key battery component will help it benefit from a global shift toward electric vehicle production.
September 22, 2022 World’s biggest EV battery maker considers third plant in Europe CATL last month announced plans to build a second European EV battery plant in Hungary, investing 7.3 billion euros in partnership with Mercedes-Benz.
September 22, 2022 US gathers resource-rich nations to push minerals security pact The initiative, launched in June, is designed to funnel investment toward developing countries with mining projects that adhere to stricter environmental, social and governance standards.
September 22, 2022 Elon Musk may regret putting Tesla’s first European plant in Germany There have been signs Germany’s bureaucracy could be costly with respect to Tesla’s investment in Gruenheide.
September 22, 2022 General Motors invests in Canadian lithium-ion battery recycler Move creates a partnership between the companies to pursue a circular battery ecosystem using Lithion's technology.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
