December 2, 2021 China’s Chengtun to invest $245m in Indonesian nickel matte project The venture, known as PT ChengMach Nickel, will produce 40,000 tonnes per year of nickel matte.
December 2, 2021 EV industry must work closer with lithium suppliers, executives say Global demand for lithium last year was about 320 000 tonnes. Most industry consultants expect that to hit one-million tonnes by 2025.
December 1, 2021 Chile election favorite talks up state lithium firm, slams ‘error’ of privatization "Chile cannot once again make the historic mistake of privatizing resources, and for this we will create the National Lithium Company," Boric tweeted.
December 1, 2021 GM partners with POSCO to build NA battery materials plant GM did not disclose the planned investment or size of the facility but said it could announce a location in early 2022.
December 1, 2021 Asteroid “ideal for mining exploration” to enter Earth’s orbit next week An asteroid as big as a football field has been singled out by scientists as an ideal target for a mining exploration mission.
December 1, 2021 Battery pack prices fall but commodity boom may drive them back up – report BloombergNEF data show that lithium-ion battery pack prices fell 6% from 2020 to 2021 but rising commodity prices are putting pressure on the industry.
December 1, 2021 Adoption of renewables still too slow to limit climate crisis — IEA Growth in the sector is set to hit an all-time record this year, but that's not enough to reach net zero emissions by 2050, says the agency.
December 1, 2021 Huayou’s Indonesia nickel JV starts trial production China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt becomes the second to commission nickel and cobalt HPAL plants in Indonesia this year.
November 30, 2021 Why OEMs are upping battery recycling capacity – report According to IDTechEx, OEMs’ growing interest in battery recycling means that 12 million tonnes of li-ion batteries will be recycled by 2042.
November 29, 2021 China’s companies are going to any length for a hold on lithium The chip shortage that’s gripped the car industry by the throat is a reminder to EV executives in China of what might happen if they run short of lithium.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
