July 26, 2022 Rare earths-free thermoelectric converters now viable – research Researchers have developed a new material to avoid using rare earths in heat-to-energy conversion devices.
July 25, 2022 Redwood Materials plans to spend $3.5bn on making EV battery essentials Redwood is ramping up production of anode and cathode components to 100 gigawatt-hours by 2025.
July 22, 2022 LME won’t ban Nornickel’s metal as Russian firm isn’t under UK sanctions The LME said it was continuing to assess the sanctions Britain imposed in June on Potanin, known as Russia's "Nickel King".
July 21, 2022 Ford announces series of deals to accelerate EV push Ford said it has now sourced about 70% of the battery cell capacity it needs to achieve its annual production rate of more than 2 million by late 2026.
July 20, 2022 Angola awards $333m to Trafigura consortium to improve Congo rail link The Angolan transport ministry said in its statement the improved rail corridor could contribute between $1.6 and $3.4 billion to Angola's GDP.
July 19, 2022 How the Idaho cobalt belt could be North America’s secret to growing EV production Early indications are that Idaho offers multiple encouraging deposits with opportunities to supply the North American EV supply chain.
July 18, 2022 Solid-state EV batteries could cut carbon emissions further, says climate group Based on a comparison of one of the most promising solid-state batteries to lithium-ion technology and using sustainable lithium sources, a battery's carbon footprint could be cut by as much…
July 18, 2022 Governments turn against deep-sea mining as EV boom drives demand for metals The deep ocean contains the largest estimated deposits of minerals on the planet, potentially worth trillions of dollars.
July 17, 2022 CMOC’s Congo mine suspends copper and cobalt exports MOC's Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine has suspended all exports.
July 14, 2022 Panasonic to build $4bn battery plant in US to supply Tesla Facility is expected to supply Tesla with new high-capacity batteries, boosting Panasonic’s production capacity 150-200 GWh per year by 2028.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
