October 1, 2021 Li-ion battery recycling market to reach $31bn per year by 2040 — report IDTechEx says that, in two decades, over 50% of the world's spent li-ion batteries will be recycled in China.
October 1, 2021 BHP opens Australia’s first nickel sulphate plant The world’s no. 1 miner has produced the first nickel sulphate crystals from its plant in Kwinana, outside Perth.
September 30, 2021 Capital formation constraints could ultimately stunt EV revolution, says CPM CPM Group managing partner says the companies that need to find resources and develop mines today for production at the projected height of the battery metals demand from 2030 onwards…
September 30, 2021 Visualizing the global demand for lithium Global lithium production more than doubled in the last four years.
September 30, 2021 Albemarle to buy Chinese lithium firm for $200 million With the acquisition of Guangxi Tianyuan, the world’s top lithium producer is expanding its battery metal conversion capacity.
September 30, 2021 ICBR awards battery recycling pioneer In 1977 Jacques David began his career in the battery recycling business and quickly became a pioneer in recovering nickel, cobalt and cadmium from Ni-Cd batteries.
September 29, 2021 Australia’s Core Lithium starts construction at flagship Finniss project Finniss is the first lithium mine in the Northern Territory.
September 29, 2021 Energy transition faces metal supply deficit, Canada miners say Any credible prognosis shows that copper faces a structural deficit of 5-7 million tonnes starting in the next 3 or 4 years, Hudbay CFO says.
September 29, 2021 World’s cobalt supply deficit is shrinking, says S&P Global refined cobalt production is expected to rise 38.5% between 2021 and 2025.
September 29, 2021 Jakarta to jolt sliding nickel price – report Indonesia’s EV ambitions, growing nickel mining dominance (echoes of Congo-cobalt) and new export rules are as disruptive as its 2014 ore ban – and good news for producers elsewhere.
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