May 30, 2021

Competition between redox flow, li-ion batteries to heat up over next decade – report

IDTechEx sees redox flow batteries overtaking the li-ion battery energy capacity installed by 2031.

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