May 28, 2021 Cobalt, nickel price: Rapid LFP uptake dents EV bull case Global per-vehicle use of nickel and cobalt has fallen by a fifth over the past year – in China, it’s down by more than 40%.
May 28, 2021 Lithium outlook ‘bright as ever’ – report The ten-year outlook will see lithium’s supply and demand fundamentals evolve rapidly.
May 28, 2021 Lithium Americas, Ganfeng planning Stage 2 expansion at Caucharí-Olaroz “Caucharí-Olaroz is on track to become the largest new lithium brine operation in over 20 years,” Lithium Americas chairman says.
May 28, 2021 DRC concentrate export ban may tighten global copper, cobalt supply While Congo has reinstated an export ban on concentrates, it will allow miners that hold waivers such as Ivanhoe Mines to continue with shipments.
May 27, 2021 Home: The human bottleneck in critical minerals supply chains The paradox of the green revolution is that public opinion is firmly in favour of decarbonisation but not the mines and smelters needed to get there.
May 26, 2021 Biden’s EV metals import plan unlikely to match climate goals The approach is deeply naive and very dangerous to the United States supply chain for electric vehicles, one executive said.
May 26, 2021 Northern Graphite’s concentrates suitable for anode material Lab tests show that concentrates from the Bissett Creek deposit are well suited for producing spherical graphite.
May 26, 2021 Nissan said to be in talks to build battery plant in UK The gigafactory, which would be built on the existing Sunderland site, is expected to support the production of 200,000 batteries a year.
May 25, 2021 NextSource secures major graphite offtake with thyssenkrupp The graphite offtake agreement can scale to 35,000 tonnes per year
May 25, 2021 Biden looks abroad for electric vehicle metals, in blow to US miners The approach would see the US rely on Canada, Australia, and Brazil - among others - to produce most of the critical raw materials needed.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
