June 28, 2022 ‘Terrifying’: WWF chief hits out at plans to mine the deep sea WWF has called for a global moratorium on all deep-sea mining activities.
June 28, 2022 EU nears combustion car era’s end as Italy may drop opposition Italy indicated it may give up its push for a five-year delay in the EU’s plan for automakers to eliminate greenhouse gases from the vehicles they sell.
June 28, 2022 China’s Huayou faces clash with regulator over Zimbabwe lithium project China's biggest cobalt refiner acquired the hard-rock Arcadia lithium mine just outside Harare for $422 million earlier this year.
June 28, 2022 Ivanhoe Electric shares fall in debut after $169 million IPO Robert Friedland's exploration and development company owns properties in Arizona, Utah and Montana. It also has a battery storage business.
June 27, 2022 BMW-backed Northvolt advances on $12 billion battery IPO plan In May, the company became the first European firm to start commercial shipments to an automaker.
June 27, 2022 Albemarle plans major US lithium processing plant The plans for a plant with 100,000 tonnes of annual capacity are a bullish bet on the future of American lithium demand.
June 27, 2022 Nickel junior’s shares shoot up 50% after high-grade discovery Widgie Nickel emerged from a trading halt Monday to rocket higher after the Perth-based company released assays from its Mt Edwards Project in Western Australia.
June 27, 2022 Norway, EU agree closer cooperation on batteries, raw materials Several battery production plants are being planned in Norway already, including projects by Morrow, Freyr, Beyonder, and Corvus.
June 27, 2022 Petroleum coke may be a sustainable source of graphene Researchers are using electrochemical exfoliation to turn petroleum coke into graphene.
June 26, 2022 EU strengthens position against deep-sea mining The new EU agenda on International Ocean Governance reiterates the idea of banning mineral extraction in the exclusive economic zones of EU countries.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am