January 26, 2022 Glencore, Managem to produce cobalt from recycled batteries The companies have partnered up to extract cobalt, lithium carbonate and nickel hydroxide from recycled battery materials.
January 25, 2022 CHARTS: Tesla v Volkswagen v BYD – battery power, lithium, nickel, cobalt use Most ambitious European automaker and Warren Buffet-backed Chinese EV and battery manufacturer unlapped themselves in 2021, at best.
January 24, 2022 Chart: How metals prices performed in 2021 Looking back on what gave investors strong returns in 2021, it was the year of industrial and energy metals.
January 24, 2022 Fortune Minerals plans Alberta cobalt refinery The company says the plant, which it will purchase for C$5.5 million, will significantly reduce the cost of developing its NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper project.
January 20, 2022 Visualizing China’s dominance in clean energy metals In the race to secure raw materials needed for the green revolution, new world powers could emerge as demand for clean energy metals grows. For now, China has the lead.
January 20, 2022 Political instability in the DRC may affect global battery supply chain – report According to Fitch, increased risk of instability between the DRC’s cabinet and parliament could add pressure to the global battery supply chain.
January 19, 2022 Trafigura signs $600m financing deal with Congo cobalt miner Chemaf The funds will help Chemaf complete the mechanisation of its Mutoshi cobalt and copper mine and solvent extraction- electrowinning processing plant in Kolwezi.
January 17, 2022 Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh The Future Minerals Forum recently heard Saudi Arabia is looking to invest its massive capital potential to not only develop its industry, from exploration to downstream battery metal processing.
January 13, 2022 RANKED: Top 20 EVs of 2021 – costs jump as lithium, cobalt, nickel prices surge Ranking of world’s 20 best selling electric cars and their battery metals show automakers grappling with soaring raw material prices.
January 13, 2022 China hurt most by Indonesia’s move to keep nickel at home Indonesia has played a key role in global markets as a bulk materials supplier, but President Joko Widodo has pledged to eventually stop exports of all raw commodities to turn…
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
