August 1, 2022 Tesla inks battery materials deals with two China suppliers The announcements come as major automakers look to scoop up battery metals in the face of a looming shortage.
August 1, 2022 CATL reshuffles management as billionaire executive exits CATL vice chairman and deputy general manager Huang Shilin is currently ranked 79th in Forbes Fortune List with a net worth of more than $20 billion.
August 1, 2022 Indonesia to issue nickel export tax rules in Q3 The government is keen to take advantage of Indonesia's large deposits of nickel to eventually produce batteries for electric vehicles.
July 31, 2022 Toyota-Panasonic battery JV to buy lithium from ioneer’s Nevada mine The binding supply deal is the second in less than a month for ioneer.
July 31, 2022 Common table sugar key to improving aqueous zinc batteries’ safety features Researchers at Tsinghua University are proposing the idea of chemically modifying common table sugar to stabilize the zinc-ion environment in aqueous zinc batteries and improve the devices’ safety features.
July 28, 2022 Canada races ahead of US on current lithium project pipeline Technology seen as key to unlocking economic new supplies across hard rock, brine and clay sources
July 28, 2022 Zimbabwe to raise taxes on platinum, lithium to boost revenue The southern African country is the third largest producer of platinum, after South Africa and Russia.
July 28, 2022 Tiny Bolivian automaker bets it can tap world’s largest lithium deposits Left-wing President Luis Arce is pushing to industrialize its vast lithium resources before the end of his term in 2025.
July 28, 2022 India wants to open up for lithium mining in batteries quest Government wants to modify existing policies to carry out auctions permits, placing the country in a better position to compete in the battery supply chain.
July 28, 2022 New observations of graphite’s surface key for Li-ion battery performance For the first time, an spectroscopic study accurately measures the electronic states of the surface and the edge of graphite.
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
