October 22, 2018 Congo sets deadline for plan on 11,000-megawatt hydro plant 'There have been tenders, lots of meetings, lots of promotional activities, but it’s only today that we have for the first time a legal document'
October 22, 2018 Northvolt to set up Polish battery plant to tap mining, storage markets Northvolt's plans are a central part of Europe's effort to compete with Asian rivals such as CATL, Samsung and LG Chem.
October 22, 2018 BASF and Nornickel join forces in European EV battery push The move is part of BASF plans to invest up to 400 million euros ($462 million) as a first step in building production plants for cathode materials in Europe.
October 22, 2018 Glencore boss Ivan Glasenberg to retire in 3-5 years — report He is said to have already begun training three to four people to succeed him in the job.
October 21, 2018 Boom in EV batteries helps suppliers older than Ford’s Model T Brazil's Vale expects the EV revolution to boost battery market nickel demand to as much as 700,000 tons in 2025, from just 36,000 tons this year.
October 19, 2018 NMC batteries dominating EV – sales to reach 63% of global market NMC cathodes currently account for nearly 28% of global EV sales, forecast to grow to 63% by 2027.
October 17, 2018 Glencore chair Tony Hayward latest to drop out of Saudi conference Another executive pulls out of conference due to widespread concern about the fate of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
October 17, 2018 World’s top miner embracing the boom in electric car batteries BHP Billiton Ltd. is boosting sales of the top-quality nickel that’s needed for electric vehicle batteries, another sign that the world’s biggest miner is targeting more opportunities in the booming…
October 12, 2018 New corporate alliance aims to bring better efficiency and ethics to cobalt mining industry First Cobalt and Fisker Inc. are focused on providing cobalt to the American EV market efficiently, and on maintaining stringent ethical mining practices.
October 12, 2018 Congo miners seek concessions in new code as arbitration on hold They hope they can still wring out a compromise in the world’s main source of cobalt and Africa’s biggest copper producer.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
