December 5, 2019 Andrew Miller: We are in an upward transition period for lithium & EVs Palisade Radio recently interviewed Andrew Miller, Head of Price Assessments at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, who shared his thoughts on the market for battery metals.
December 5, 2019 Apple buys first-ever carbon-free aluminum from Alcoa-Rio Tinto venture The Alcoa-Rio joint venture wants to commercialize a technology by 2024 that uses a ceramic anode to make aluminum and emits only oxygen.
December 4, 2019 Vale aims to boost nickel production by 70% The company will divest its New Caledonia operation, eyes Indonesia for expansion.
December 3, 2019 China wants new energy vehicle sales in 2025 to be 25% of all car sales China is also discussing introducing stricter green car quotas in coming years.
December 3, 2019 Tipping point for electric cars still four years away – report Price of lithium-ion batteries used in EVs has dropped 87% since 2010, but reaching price-parity with internal combustion engines has ways to go.
December 3, 2019 Chile eyes state-backed lithium push in far-flung salt flats Chile is looking to develop two lesser-known deposits of the mineral needed to power a global push into electric cars.
December 1, 2019 Blackstone Minerals partners with S. Korean firm for lithium ion battery production Ecopro BM, South Korea's largest ev battery cathode producer, will develop a downstream processing facility with Blackstone's Ta Khoa nickel project in Vietnam.
November 29, 2019 BMW, Great Wall to build new China plant for electric cars The 650 million euro ($716 million) plant is due for completion in 2022.
November 28, 2019 Chile’s SQM to decide on future of lithium holdings in Maricunga by year’s end – mining minister Maricunga is less than 5% the size of the lithium-rich Salar de Atacama in northern Chile, but high-grade deposits of the battery metal makes it attractive to miners.
November 27, 2019 Bids for mothballed Quebec lithium plant due by January, trustee says North American Lithium (NAL), backed by top battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology, halted operations last year at its Quebec mine and obtained creditor protection in May.
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
