March 22, 2020 Tianqi postpones commissioning of Australia lithium plant amid liquidity problems The company said its "tight liquidity situation," following the purchase of an interest in SQM, intensified since the start of 2020 due to the virus outbreak.
March 20, 2020 Lithium Americas halts Argentina construction Cauchari-Olaroz will be placed on care and maintenance; no employees are currently infected with Covid-19.
March 18, 2020 First Cobalt says refinery expansion study in final stages First Cobalt plans to initially recommission the refinery in partnership with Glencore in Q4.
March 17, 2020 How China bent over backward to help Tesla when the virus hit Tesla received 10,000 masks and other materials that helped the company to restart its factory.
March 17, 2020 VW to start using high-nickel batteries for EVs Next generation batteries will have 80% nickel, 10% cobalt and 10% manganese.
March 17, 2020 Chile lithium miners say coronavirus impact on output minimal so far Miners ramped up sanitary precautions at Atacama salt flat mining operations to protect workers.
March 15, 2020 Air-metal batteries for EVs get a boost Researchers developed a new catalyst that eliminates the need to use platinum in the air cathode.
March 14, 2020 Filtering technology increases speed, recovery rates from lithium brines The technology is expected to be commercialized soon by US-based EnergyX.
March 13, 2020 Lithium Americas expects delays at Caucharí-Olaroz over coronavirus The company expects construction on the $500m project completed early 2021.
March 13, 2020 Meet zinc, the cheap metal gunning for lithium’s battery crown Metal is making the jump into a developing $30 billion energy-storage market for electrical grids.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
