June 6, 2018 It was a great first quarter for battery material financings Lithium, copper and nickel.
June 6, 2018 DeepGreen research ship returns with early positive findings on viability of deep ocean metals for our future Third of seven ocean campaigns, Co-sponsored with Maersk, retrieves thousands of polymetallic nodules from top of ocean floor.
June 5, 2018 Chile’s SQM hires ex-chairman Ponce as adviser, government says SQM has retained former chairman Julio Ponce as an adviser despite an agreement to distance himself from the firm to end a long-running royalties dispute.
June 5, 2018 German battery maker Akasol plans Frankfurt listing in June The company is planning to sell new shares worth about 100-125 million euros ($117-$147 mln) in a deal valuing it at about 400-500 million euros.
June 5, 2018 About 75,000 jobs to go in Germany’s auto industry because of EVs — study The country's car industry currently employs about 840,000 people, with 210,000 of them working on powertrain production, the sub-sector set to be the worst hit.
June 4, 2018 Cobalt thrifting in EV batteries won’t dent price any time soon Even best-case, mass early roll-out of new cobalt-light batteries won’t solve cobalt supply issues says new report.
June 4, 2018 Vietnam sets out green ambitions with bold targets for solar, rare earth Vietnam is aiming to increase the use of household solar energy equipment to 12 percent by 2020, and 26 percent by 2030.
June 1, 2018 Cobalt price: Congo production surges Top supplier of battery raw material ups output 34% year on year.
June 1, 2018 Congo court rejects Glencore bid to move copper dissolution case The decision is a setback for the Swiss commodity trader, which is facing multiple disputes in the central African nation.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am