August 11, 2020

Stainless surge revives nickel, but surplus still looms

Rapidly rising stainless steel production in top consumer China has helped to preserve demand and prices of key ingredient.

August 10, 2020

Europeans buying electric cars may lift weak lithium market

That’s the view of Albemarle Corp., the world’s largest producer of the battery metal.

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.