November 25, 2019 Oversupplied lithium unlikely to happen to nickel Most industry observers are expecting batteries to occupy a higher percentage of the nickel market.
November 25, 2019 China’s rare earth boost threatens US, Australia growth plans China said this month it’s raising its annual mining quota for rare earths to 132,000 tonnes, 10% above last year’s record high.
November 24, 2019 Lithium miner finances solar farm in Argentina Livent’s subsidiary FMC - Minera del Altiplano pitched into a trust fund that allowed for the building of a 600.3-kilowatt solar farm in the Andes.
November 22, 2019 EU to witness fastest growth in indirect demand for battery metals — report Direct demand for nickel, cobalt and lithium will remain strongest in China, Fitch says.
November 22, 2019 Porsche going all in on electric Porsche’s legendary 911 will be the last in its line to go electric.
November 22, 2019 As lithium prices drop, private equity investors hunt for deals Private equity groups and other investors have grown emboldened by the lithium industry's malaise, forging plans to invest billions of dollars in mining projects to develop the electric vehicle battery…
November 22, 2019 Australian government funds innovative battery project Calix's BATMn all-electric reactor aims to produce recyclable electrode materials.
November 21, 2019 Copper supply deal signals tightest market since the supercycle Under a new supply deal signed with Freeport-McMoRan, major Chinese smelters have accepted the lowest processing fees to turn mined ore into finished metal seen since 2011.
November 21, 2019 World’s No. 2 lithium miner SQM hit by weak prices, demand The Chilean producer continues to suffer from dire conditions affecting the market of the metal used in batteries that power electric vehicles and high tech electronics.
November 20, 2019 CEZ, European Metals in conditional agreement over lithium project stake EMH controls the exploration licences to the Cinovec lithium/tin project, which it says is the largest lithium deposit in Europe.
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