October 9, 2024 Rio arrives in lithium with a survival-of-the-fittest mentality The company is planning to invest heavily in further expansion ahead of an anticipated 2030s demand boom.
October 9, 2024 Canada’s green taxonomy unlikely to include new natural gas projects The taxonomy will include both low-emitting “green” activities and “transition” activities that enable decarbonization.
October 9, 2024 US Strategic Metals, Stillwater Critical Minerals enter MOU USSM plans to mine what it considers to be the largest cobalt reserve in North America.
October 9, 2024 Northern Graphite, Rain Carbon to develop natural graphite battery anode Their innovation will address the stability gap between natural and synthetic graphite.
October 9, 2024 Ranking the world’s top lithium producers Acquiring Arcadium makes Rio Tinto one of the world's largest lithium producers.
October 9, 2024 Rio pays premium multiple for Arcadium in biggest deal since 2007 “We feel quite comfortable that we have not bought a lithium company at the top of the cycle right now. We had to pay a fair price, and that’s what…
October 8, 2024 Rio Tinto buys Arcadium for $6.7 billion cash Rio's offer is at the high end of expectations representing a premium of 90% to Arcadium’s closing price on October 4.
October 8, 2024 Lithios secures $12 million to scale its lithium extraction technology The company says its ALE technology can unlock sources of lithium previously considered uneconomical and inaccessible.
October 8, 2024 Arcadium’s vast lithium portfolio lures Rio at the right time So far the market is working in Rio's favor, as plunging lithium prices since January have stymied Arcadium's growth plans.
October 8, 2024 Canada invests $10m in Ontario infrastructure to support critical minerals projects A total of four companies -- three focused on lithium and one on copper -- have been named the recipients of the funding.
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