November 7, 2021 First Cobalt aims to create specialist EV battery materials facility in North America The company is aiming to produce battery-grade nickel and cobalt and precursor chemicals for the cathode component of the batteries for North America.
November 7, 2021 New road paves the way for Canada’s first primary cobalt mine Fortune Minerals said that the soon-to-be-open Tlicho all-season road is a key enabler for its NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper project.
November 5, 2021 Tesla to open Canada battery gear factory in Markham, Ontario In 2019, the electric carmaker acquired Canada-based Hibar, which manufactures pumps used in fast-speed battery assembly that Tesla is introducing for its new 4680 cells.
November 5, 2021 New UK magnet factory for EVs should copy Chinese playbook A British magnet factory could be built by 2024 and eventually produce 2,000 tonnes a year of rare earth magnets, enough to supply about 1 million EVs.
November 4, 2021 A squeeze on lithium has top producer ‘going as fast as we can’ Albemarle plans to start sales from a new plant in Chile early 2022 and from an expansion in Western Australia around the middle of the year.
November 4, 2021 Sherritt plans to expand Cuban nickel mine The plan calls for a multi-phased approach, and work will include a new slurry preparation plant and expansion of other circuits at the mill.
November 4, 2021 The commodity boom is starting to push battery prices higher It’s not just car buyers that may feel the pinch.
November 4, 2021 Volkswagen CEO says Tesla factory will threaten German jobs Herbert Diess told workers to brace for a deeper overhaul when Tesla starts ramping up production at its first European factory next year.
November 3, 2021 Visualizing copper demand for renewables As the world moves towards alternative energy sources, copper will remain in high demand.
November 3, 2021 Auto industry’s challenges hold up net-zero progress despite growing EV sales The auto industry may well be phasing out the internal combustion engine and EV sales are taking off, but that doesn’t mean the path to zero-emission driving will be easy.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
