December 15, 2021 Cobalt prices expected to stabilize in 2022 – report Cobalt prices rose by 10% in November, breaking through $30 per pound for the first time since the end of 2018.
December 14, 2021 China’s Greatpower declares force majeure in face of covid outbreak Greatpower has monthly capacity to make 3,000 tonnes of cobalt sulphate, a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles.
December 14, 2021 Australia battery metals players eye S. Korea market prospects The Asian country controls a third of the $46 billion market for electric vehicle batteries.
December 13, 2021 Decarbonization plays the metals fiddle in 2022 COP26 sets the tone for 2022 as the energy transition opens the door to unprecedented metals demand.
December 13, 2021 Nobel winner suggests letting EVs power the grid to go green Rising adoption of battery-powered transport and the further development of vehicle-to-grid, or V2G, systems -- which allow the two-way flow of electricity -- could offer a potentially better option to…
December 9, 2021 Five charts ask if mining is in a supercycle, one screams no The green energy transition necessitate massive new investments in mining, but how does today’s boom stack up to the aughts?
December 7, 2021 BMW hits 1m EV sales, targets 2m fully electric sales by 2025 The carmaker aims for at least 50% of global sales to be fully electric by 2030.
December 6, 2021 US blacklists individual allegedly providing support to Israeli investor Gertler The US imposed sanctions on Dan Gertler in 2017, accusing him of leveraging his friendship with former Congo President Joseph Kabila to secure lucrative mining deals.
December 5, 2021 Congo replaces head of miner Gecamines for first time in decade President Felix Tshisekedi named Alphonse Kaputo Kalubi as chairman of Gecamines.
December 2, 2021 Congo state cobalt monopoly aims to start buying in January In the longer term, EGC aims to buy 25,000 tonnes a year of artisanal cobalt.
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
