May 16, 2024 US, Canada team up to fund critical minerals junior Lomiko Both governments step up efforts to reduce their reliance on Chinese supplies of energy transition minerals.
May 3, 2024 Automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits The US Treasury Department gave automakers additional flexibility on battery mineral requirements for EV tax credits on some minerals from China, such as graphite.
April 30, 2024 Graphite miners lobby US govt to impose levy on China-sourced EV material If successful, the move will pit the miners against their main customers- the original equipment manufacturers.
April 16, 2024 Shares in two Australian miners surge on government loans The Australian government will provide a combined A$585 million to Alpha HPA and Renascor Resources.
April 16, 2024 Nouveau Monde Graphite breaks ground at Bécancour battery material plant in Quebec Another step forward in what is shaping up to be the most advanced graphite circularity project in North America.
April 10, 2024 NextSource stock jumps on lease agreement to build graphite plant in Mauritius NextSource has pre-ordered process equipment with a production capacity of 3,600 tonnes per year of spheronized and purified graphite.
April 8, 2024 Graphjet Technology to build agricultural waste-to-graphite production plant in Nevada The plant is expected to be capable of recycling up to 30,000 metric tons of palm kernel material equivalent to produce up to 10,000 metric tons of battery-grade, artificial graphite…
April 5, 2024 EU sees hope for US minerals deal from new forced labour law The EU is set to implement its law on forced labour this year.
April 4, 2024 Graphite’s war-fighting capabilities Natural graphite and aluminium are the materials most commonly used across military applications and are also subject to considerable supply security risks.
April 1, 2024 NextSource applies to build graphite plant in Mauritius The facility will have capacity to produce 3,600 tonnes of battery-grade graphite a year, increasing to 14,400 tonnes after 2024.
Korean proxy fight threatens to derail Trump’s big zinc bet The case has the potential to disrupt the administration’s effort to spur domestic production of critical minerals. December 19, 2025 | 12:54 pm
