June 17, 2020 Chile lithium miners feel heat from exploding coronavirus outbreak Top producers SQM and Albemarle said output nonetheless remained unscathed.
June 17, 2020 Arafura to test rare earth processing with US firm The discussions are occurring as the United States vies to revive its rare earths industry.
June 16, 2020 Tesla strikes deal to buy cobalt from Glencore for EV plants The deal could involve Glencore supplying as much as 6,000 tonnes of the metal a year for lithium-ion batteries.
June 15, 2020 Charging points surge ahead of electric car boom The number of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles (EV) jumped 60% in 2019.
June 15, 2020 Tajik-Chinese antimony project delayed to October The venture could produce up to 21,000 tonnes of antimony and 2.5 tonnes of gold per year.
June 11, 2020 Lithium Australia’s subsidiary to use zinc, manganese from batteries for fertilizers The zinc and manganese used in the fertilizers were recovered, in the form of mixed metal dust, from single-use, disposable alkaline batteries.
June 9, 2020 BloombergNEF forecasts 18% drop in electric vehicle sales The group projects global EV sales to reach 26 million vehicles by 2030, 9% below its 2019 forecast.
June 9, 2020 Mongolia graphite mine may help China fill gap from lower imports — report Roskill reports on a new ‘ultra-large’ flake graphite mine being built near the city of Bayannur.
June 8, 2020 Europe jumpstarts faltering electric vehicle revolution Global new electric passenger sales are forecast to fall by 18% to 1.7 million this year.
June 4, 2020 German auto stimulus to boost VW’s electric push Buyer incentives for passenger cars, including a lowering of value added tax to 16% from 19% were included as part of a 130 billion euro stimulus.
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