July 20, 2020 Spherical graphite producers impacted by low demand Roskill says that low demand is the result of major cuts to Chinese new energy vehicle incentives and the covid-19 pandemic.
July 16, 2020 Lithium price: MINING.COM EV Metal Index bounces back Value of battery metals in newly-sold electric cars around the world jumps despite slump in lithium, cobalt, graphite prices.
July 15, 2020 Covid-19 disrupts $8.8 billion of global mining output In total, $8.84 billion in mining revenue is at-risk, with disruptions to 275 mine sites in 36 countries.
July 13, 2020 Zen, Evercloak join forces to produce graphene thin films The companies received a grant from Next Generation Manufacturing Canada.
July 1, 2020 Nouveau Monde gets BAPE report, lands fed funding Company has received C$1.5 million in funding from the federal government to optimize its process to manufacture spherical graphite.
June 26, 2020 MINING.COM EV Metal Index drops to 28-month low Price declines for lithium, graphite, cobalt and nickel have slowed, but raw material deployment is tanking.
June 24, 2020 Demand for EV raw materials to spike – report United Nations says global market for cathode to reach $58 billion by 2024.
June 19, 2020 Swedish Geological Survey declares Talga’s graphite project national interest The project has the highest resource grade of any JORC/NI 43-101 graphite deposit in the world.
June 10, 2020 Zen Graphene, UBC collaborate on Department of National Defence project The company and the university will develop graphene/polymer nanocomposites as replacements for metallic electromagnetic shields.
June 9, 2020 BloombergNEF forecasts 18% drop in electric vehicle sales The group projects global EV sales to reach 26 million vehicles by 2030, 9% below its 2019 forecast.
Ports for Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region closed due to cyclone Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore. February 07, 2026 | 11:40 am