August 21, 2019 Lithium prices to remain low as “hype” meets “reality” — CRU The commodity research group says prices will remain in the single-digit figures due mainly to an avalanche of new supply.
August 20, 2019 Glencore could do for cobalt what it did for zinc – double the price Glencore is halting a fifth of global cobalt production – a more modest cut in zinc output in 2015 produced spectacular results.
August 16, 2019 China’s Huayou pulls out of Congo cobalt mine investment after price slump Prices of cobalt, a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles, have fallen by around two-thirds from their April 2018 peak.
August 13, 2019 Platinum giant wants in on batteries to ease electric car threat Anglo American Platinum wants to develop a lithium battery that uses platinum group metals instead of cobalt and nickel.
August 12, 2019 EV sector will need 250% more copper by 2030 just for charging stations Scottish consultancy Wood Mackenzie estimates that there will be more than 20 million EV charging points by then.
August 9, 2019 China Molybdenum seeks opportunities to beef up battery metals business Cobalt, copper, nickel and lithium are expected to see increasing demand from the EV trade in the years ahead.
August 8, 2019 Glencore and the perils of riding the electric vehicle tiger The battery metal that was supposed to power Glencore's earnings has rapidly turned into a liability.
August 8, 2019 Albemarle puts brakes on growing plans amid lithium market weakness The world’s No. 1 lithium producer is delaying plans to add about 125,000 tonnes of processing capacity.
August 7, 2019 Lithium and cobalt prices to remain under pressure as supply overtakes demand – report But Fitch analysts remain positive on both lithium and cobalt and expect prices to recover, as EV demand for both metals catches up to supply.
August 6, 2019 Spodumene supply surge sinks lithium prices Australian producers hit as 33% year-to-date spodumene price decline accelerates with little prospect of short term relief.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
