August 17, 2022 Toyota, CATL shut plants in Sichuan as power crisis worsens Floods in the northern Shanxi province, the biggest coal producer, are also leading to mine closures that could impact the wider electricity market.
August 16, 2022 Graphite in EV batteries creates conundrum under US climate bill Graphite, which is mostly produced in China, may cause issues.
August 16, 2022 Column: US hits the EV accelerator to cut Chinese metals ties The Inflation Reduction Act marks another big movement in the reshaping of critical mineral supply chains, writes Andy Home.
August 16, 2022 LME bans Russian nickel from approved UK warehouses Decision follows an April 1 resolution that blocked other Russian metals including copper, lead and aluminum from British warehouses.
August 16, 2022 Not just metals – energy can also be recovered from discarded batteries Taiwan-based researchers figured out how to efficiently extract residual energy from waste batteries.
August 15, 2022 OZ Minerals gets final nod for key copper-nickel project West Musgrave was on track for a final investment decision in the current half of 2022.
August 15, 2022 Giga Metals, Mitsubishi to jointly develop Turnagain nickel deposit in Canada The partners have created a new company, Hard Creek Nickel Corp, to develop the nickel-cobalt deposit in northern British Columbia.
August 12, 2022 Mercedes, CATL partner on $7.6 billion Hungary battery plant The plant will have capacity of 100 gigawatt hours, enough to power more than 1 million cars, and will run on renewable energy.
August 12, 2022 Battery giants, Hyundai concerned by US moves on China supplies South Korean battery makers imported more than 80% of the key minerals from China in 2020.
August 11, 2022 Miners face supply chain overhaul to meet US EV credit deadline To win the full credit, EV makers have to source in 2023 at least two-fifths of battery materials from the US or free trade agreement partners such as Canada, Chile…
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
