November 7, 2019 Toyota to set up research venture to develop electric vehicles Toyota set up a JV with Chinese electric car maker BYD as they ramp up efforts to produce zero emissions vehicles.
November 7, 2019 Australian, South Korean companies join forces to recycle battery metals Envirostream to supply SungEel with recycled mixed metal dust containing cobalt, nickel and lithium.
November 6, 2019 Albemarle plans $100m cost cuts to counter low prices The world's largest lithium producer is grappling with a fall in prices on near-term oversupply concerns.
November 6, 2019 Responsible sourcing blockchain network for minerals moves closer to production Plans underway to expand from tracing cobalt into other key battery metals, tungsten, tantalum, tin and gold.
November 4, 2019 Lithium price: Worst may be over for Australian producers New Benchmark lithium industry assessment has some good news for besieged hard rock miners.
November 4, 2019 Bolivia walks away from lithium project with German company Germany's ACISA, which employs just 20 people, was created solely to focus on building the now botched lithium mine in the Salar de Uyuni.
November 1, 2019 Mineral Resources, Albemarle pause Wodgina output on weak lithium market Australian lithium producers had earlier this year flagged weak market conditions for the rest of 2019 amid reduced demand from Chinese customers.
November 1, 2019 Lithium Chile’s drilling program on track despite protests The Calgary-based miner submitted an exploration drilling notice of work for its Turi project.
November 1, 2019 It is possible to charge your EV in 10 minutes, researchers say Scientists at Penn State University have developed a new charging model.
October 31, 2019 Recycled lithium batteries market to hit $6 billion by 2030 — report Circular Energy Storage predicts the world will generate around 1.2 million tonnes of battery waste per year by 2030.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
