July 1, 2021 Commodity traders make billions as oil, copper, battery metals prices rise For the first time since the pre-crisis years before 2008, the commodities boom means central banks are fretting about inflation.
July 1, 2021 Piedmont expands spodumene resources with investment in IronRidge Piedmont plans to purchase an equity stake in IronRidge and a 50% stake in its Ewoyaa lithium project in Ghana.
July 1, 2021 Shortages flagged for critical EV materials lithium and cobalt As the world moves to meet stringent targets for cutting carbon emissions, demand for lithium, cobalt and nickel vital for electric vehicle batteries will soar.
June 30, 2021 Albemarle ups game in race to power electric cars A new lab in North Carolina will develop lithium products two to three times faster than previously, company CTO said.
June 30, 2021 CHART: Study predicts over 400% increase in copper, lithium, nickel battery demand BloombergNEF turns super bullish about metals demand for batteries – ups forecast 35% to 2.7 terawatt hours per year by 2030 as electric cars take off.
June 30, 2021 Renault pledges to cut battery costs 60% this decade in EV push Renault also plans to lower the cost of its electric motors by 30%, make them more compact and extend their range.
June 30, 2021 Sayona Mining gets court nod for Canadian lithium firm acquisition The company and Piedmont Lithium made a joint bid for North American Lithium earlier this year as part of a plan to expand in North America.
June 30, 2021 China faces risks due to high chrome, manganese, nickel import reliance — report According to Roskill, China’s net import reliance on chromium, nickel and manganese ore are calculated at 100%, 83% and 68%, respectively.
June 30, 2021 IGO closes $1.4b deal for stake in Tianqi Lithium assets The nickel miner has taken 49% in a joint venture that gives it 25% in the Greenbushes lithium mine and 49% in the Kwinana processing plant in Western Australia.
June 29, 2021 Strike at Vale’s Sudbury operation strains battery nickel supply Since the Vale strike began, the premium on briquette has risen 24%.
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm
