October 22, 2018 Congo sets deadline for plan on 11,000-megawatt hydro plant 'There have been tenders, lots of meetings, lots of promotional activities, but it’s only today that we have for the first time a legal document'
October 22, 2018 Northvolt to set up Polish battery plant to tap mining, storage markets Northvolt's plans are a central part of Europe's effort to compete with Asian rivals such as CATL, Samsung and LG Chem.
October 22, 2018 BASF and Nornickel join forces in European EV battery push The move is part of BASF plans to invest up to 400 million euros ($462 million) as a first step in building production plants for cathode materials in Europe.
October 22, 2018 Nutrien says SQM top shareholder seeking to block Tianqi deal for ‘personal benefit’ Nutrien’s executive vice-president Michael Webb, described Julio Ponce, the Chilean miner’s top shareholder and former chairman, as a “hypocrite” and urged him to “look beyond himself."
October 22, 2018 Glencore boss Ivan Glasenberg to retire in 3-5 years — report He is said to have already begun training three to four people to succeed him in the job.
October 21, 2018 Boom in EV batteries helps suppliers older than Ford’s Model T Brazil's Vale expects the EV revolution to boost battery market nickel demand to as much as 700,000 tons in 2025, from just 36,000 tons this year.
October 19, 2018 NMC batteries dominating EV – sales to reach 63% of global market NMC cathodes currently account for nearly 28% of global EV sales, forecast to grow to 63% by 2027.
October 19, 2018 Canada invests $12m to extract magnesium from asbestos tailings The government has introduced new regulations to ban asbestos and products containing asbestos, but they don't apply to residues left from mining the carcinogenic material.
October 17, 2018 Chilean govt to seek international arbitration over Albemarle contract Albemarle failed to make a "serious" offer for its annual production capacity to be provided at a discounted rate - Corfo
October 17, 2018 Glencore chair Tony Hayward latest to drop out of Saudi conference Another executive pulls out of conference due to widespread concern about the fate of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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
