July 22, 2022 GM’s Ultium battery inches ahead in the electric range race With the debut of the electric Chevrolet Blazer this week, we’re starting to get a clearer sense of the Ultium battery system General Motors has been developing.
July 22, 2022 Ford’s flurry of supply deals gives iron a starring role in EVs Ford Motor Co.’s new laundry list of battery-metals suppliers reads like a who’s who of the mining world, spanning the globe from Argentine lithium to Indonesian nickel.
July 22, 2022 Graphite deficit starting this year, as demand for EV battery anode ingredient exceeds supply During a time of price weakness for a number of industrial metals, the price of graphite has held up extremely well.
July 22, 2022 VW ousts CEO Diess, replacing him with Porsche boss Blume Volkswagen is in the midst of planning an IPO of Porsche to raise fresh funds for electrification and software investments.
July 22, 2022 EnergyX gets $450 million investment tied to IPO plans Startup is one of several companies developing its own version of a direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology.
July 22, 2022 UPDATE: Knotty nickel supply chain highly exposed to new price shocks Volatile market reeling from a big short gone wrong can blow up if West imposes sanctions on Russia. And don’t expect Indonesia to fill in gaps anytime soon.
July 22, 2022 Pensana starts building UK’s first rare earths refinery The rare earth processing hub is backed by the government as part of its first critical minerals strategy, unveiled today.
July 21, 2022 Ford announces series of deals to accelerate EV push Ford said it has now sourced about 70% of the battery cell capacity it needs to achieve its annual production rate of more than 2 million by late 2026.
July 21, 2022 BHP signs MOU for nickel supply with Ford The targeted multi-year nickel supply agreement could start as early as 2025 and may involve additional commodities over time, BHP said.
July 21, 2022 Rio Tinto, Ford to develop battery, low-carbon materials supply chain The partnership will support the transition toward a net-zero future by supplying Ford with materials including lithium, low-carbon aluminum and copper.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
