December 9, 2019

$9 billion battery project with BMW, BASF gets EU green light

Another EU battery project, coordinated by Germany, is under way and is likely to seek EU approval for state aid later this month.

December 8, 2019

Wealth Minerals and Rosatom sign MOU

The MOU would give Wealth Minerals access to Rosatom’s technology.

December 5, 2019

Nickel, cobalt price: Electric car sales are tanking, but metal use spikes

According to a new report, in October the average EV sold globally contained 22% more nickel, 19% more cobalt and 15% more manganese than a year prior.

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.