September 29, 2020 Zen closer to producing virucidal ink from graphene oxide Zen’s partner, the University of Guelph, filed a patent for the electrochemical exfoliation process that allows for the production of graphene oxide.
September 24, 2020 Mines are the biggest holes in Tesla’s $25,000 car plans “We sorta take a chunk of dirt out of the ground, remove the lithium, and put the chunk of dirt back where it was. It will not look, like, terrible.…
September 23, 2020 Tesla bets on mining with Nevada lithium claim The company is planning to build its own cathode factory.
September 16, 2020 Canada ranked 4th, US 6th in lithium-ion battery supply chain If the US were to increase its investment in raw materials and promote EV adoption, it could overtake Japan and China in 2025, says new report.
September 16, 2020 Are batteries the trade war China’s already won? The global battery market will be worth about $116 billion a year by 2030.
September 11, 2020 Eight mines the size of Glencore’s Katanga needed to meet battery metals demand – report Wood Mackenzie states that the cobalt market would have to double and 800 kt LCE of additional lithium would be needed by 2025 to limit global warming by 2.5 degrees.
September 1, 2020 Nouveau Monde raises $15m for Quebec graphite project The company has closed financing transactions totalling C$20 million with Pallinghurst to fund the next phase of the Matawinie project in Saint-Michel-des-Saints.
August 20, 2020 German battery recycling project awarded $1 million in public funding The ZSW project is aimed at efficiently recovering lithium, nickel, cobalt and natural graphite from spent batteries.
August 18, 2020 MINING.COM EV Metal Index surges 64% as Europe tops China Sales of electric cars in Western Europe sporting cobalt, nickel -heavy batteries reach 500,000 units, surpassing China as world's no. 1 EV market.
August 7, 2020 Zen’s graphite aced university test Research shows that the company’s trademarked graphite exfoliates more easily into graphene than other materials in the market.
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