August 9, 2020 Argentinian MLA proposes rise in royalties that may affect lithium projects The politician wants mining royalties to be raised to 51% from the current 2%.
August 7, 2020 Livent CEO to EV industry: sign better deals or risk lithium supply The EV industry has pushed to renegotiate supply agreements while at the same time demanding higher production later this decade.
August 6, 2020 UK to invest in Europe’s first geothermal lithium recovery plant The project is a collaboration between Geothermal Engineering and Cornish Lithium.
August 5, 2020 Albemarle’s quarterly profit drops 45% as lithium sales slow Sales dropped across all its divisions.
August 5, 2020 Cobalt price surges on transport delays from SA Transport delays from South Africa against an increasingly robust Chinese demand have fuelled a price rally for cobalt hydroxide.
August 5, 2020 Giga Metals aims to develop world’s first carbon-neutral mine The Turnagain project in British Columbia is considered one of the largest undeveloped sulphide nickel deposits on the planet.
August 5, 2020 Orocobre, EnergyX join forces to develop ‘green’ lithium extraction technologies The companies want to address the challenges associated with the extraction of the metal.
August 4, 2020 Scientists discover “glassy” lithium In a quest to improve battery performance, US-based researchers made an unexpected find.
August 4, 2020 Solid-state battery market expected to reach $6 billion by 2030 – report IDTechEx published its predictions for the solid-state battery market.
August 1, 2020 Chilean regulators scrap SQM’s environmental plan Chile's Environmental Superintendent asked SQM to start again from scratch.
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