December 29, 2024 Supply-demand imbalance looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinsey By 2030, McKinsey estimates that worldwide demand for passenger cars in the BEV segment will grow sixfold from 2021 through 2030.
December 26, 2024 CHARTS: EV battery metals bill sets new low as lithium, nickel, cobalt price slump continues The raw materials bill for the average EV is now down to $510 compared to a peak of more than $1,900 at the beginning of last year.
December 24, 2024 CHARTS: The coming critical minerals trade war is BRICS short of a load "While a large number of countries around the world continue to talk about securing raw material supply, China is actually doing something about it."
December 19, 2024 China’s niche metals export ban lifts prospects for Canadian firms Canadian companies dabbling in these minerals include Teck Resources, Neo Performance Materials and Northern Graphite.
December 18, 2024 Australian graphite firms petition US on alleged China dumping Australia's Novonix has joined the American Active Anode Material Producers (AAAMP) in filing the petition.
December 18, 2024 US graphite miners ask Washington to impose 920% tariff on Chinese rivals An existing tariff of 25% on most Chinese graphite is "far too low", the group representing US and Canadian graphite miners said.
December 17, 2024 Oak Ridge National Laboratory tests new methods of turning coal into graphite A preliminary techno-economic analysis has found that the new process could be less expensive than conventional methods of making graphite.
December 17, 2024 VIDEO: Critical minerals race driving resource nationalism Jimena Blanco, chief analyst at Verisk Maplecroft, says that geopolitical tensions are causing major shifts in global mining policies.
December 17, 2024 Nouveau Monde Graphite gets $50 million to fund Quebec project The company has yet to finish a feasibility study and expects to reach a final investment decision in the first half of next year.
December 17, 2024 Australian graphite maker jumps on $755 million loan from US Novonix has received a loan from the US Department of Energy to build a manufacturing plant in Tennessee.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm