October 17, 2018 World’s top miner embracing the boom in electric car batteries BHP Billiton Ltd. is boosting sales of the top-quality nickel that’s needed for electric vehicle batteries, another sign that the world’s biggest miner is targeting more opportunities in the booming…
October 17, 2018 Chinese electric car makers, nurtured by state, now look for way out of glut Government promises action, raising fears of consolidation.
October 16, 2018 Dutch battery maker to invest $1.9B in China cell factory Dutch battery maker Lithium Werks BV, founded earlier this year, is investing 1.6 billion euros ($1.85 billion) in a massive lithium-ion cell factory in China as demand for batteries is…
October 16, 2018 Vale rules out major acquisitions CEO Fabio Schvartsman said the company would only invest further in nickel if global prices for the metal rise from $13,000 per tonne currently to around $20,000 per tonne.
October 15, 2018 Europe to spend billions on lithium-ion battery plants The goal is to reduce reliance on batteries from Asia, particularly China and South Korea.
October 14, 2018 The electric-vehicle future will run on two wheels: Adam Minter E-bikes would require compact, lightweight, and reliable lithium-ion batteries similar to those that power everything from iPhones to Teslas.
October 14, 2018 What’s next as Tianqi, SQM face off in Chile court On Oct. 11, Chile's Constitutional Court put the brakes on a $4 billion deal allowing the sale of A 24 percent stake in SQM to China's Tianqi Lithium Corp.
October 12, 2018 New corporate alliance aims to bring better efficiency and ethics to cobalt mining industry First Cobalt and Fisker Inc. are focused on providing cobalt to the American EV market efficiently, and on maintaining stringent ethical mining practices.
October 12, 2018 World’s top copper producer faces lengthy smelter halt at major mine Chile's Codelco is in the midst of upgrading its smelter at Chuquicamata, its second largest operation by size, to comply with stricter emissions standards coming in effect in December.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
