August 13, 2018 Auto industry’s use of lithium-ion batteries to grow seven-fold by 2025 The need to store electricity, generated by renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, will also help demand to grow, the Metal Bulletin says.
August 10, 2018 Codelco goes ahead with scaled-back underground extension of Chuquicamata The $4.9 billion-investment is part of Codelco’s 10-year, $39 billion overhaul of its core mines.
August 8, 2018 Glencore credits China’s ‘Blue Skies’ program for strong H1 Protectionism could limit future growth.
August 8, 2018 Graphite: China’s H1 exports of natural graphite up 9% on previous year Demand for spherical graphite continues to grow rapidly for use in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries.
August 7, 2018 Chile lithium exports more than double in July from previous year The value of exports of the metal from Chile, one of the world's top producers of lithium, jumped 51 percent in the first seven months of the year.
August 6, 2018 Sole supplier puts cobalt (and EV) market at risk: IEA For the International Energy Agency, having the Democratic Republic of Congo as the supplier of almost 60 per cent of the global production of cobalt is a risky business.
August 6, 2018 World’s top miner charges into cobalt The Nickel West operation in Western Australia, aiming to sell 90 percent of its output to the battery sector by the end of next year, has had success with lab…
August 1, 2018 Rio Tinto down despite $7.2bn cash return to investors Company said first-half profit grew 12% to $4.42 billion, below the $4.53 billion forecast by analysts.
July 31, 2018 Falling Chinese electric car production wrenches lithium price The world’s automakers “don’t worry about lithium supply anymore” – Simon Moores.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
