Battery material lithium isn’t a health threat – industry groupsA proposal by the European Chemicals Agency wants to classify lithium salts as dangerous for human health.Reuters | July 4, 2022 | 12:50 pm
Battery makers warn EU that lithium proposal may hurt EV sectorThe proposal to classify the metal as a reproductive toxin…Bloomberg News | July 4, 2022 | 12:01 pm
EU’s Green Deal demands switch from fossil fuels to domestic metal production – reportResearchers believe the EU will have to build its own…Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 3, 2022 | 11:41 am
Pilbara Minerals to invest $205 million in Pilgangoora to raise output The investment is expected to increase the maximum production capacity at Pilgangoora to 680,000 tpa of spodumene concentrate. Reuters | June 28, 2022 | 6:45 pm
Liontown signs 5-year lithium supply deal with Ford Motor Company to supply lithium spodumene from its flagship Kathleen Valley project in Western Australia. Reuters | June 28, 2022 | 4:51 pm
Sayona, Piedmont approve North American Lithium project restart in Quebec Project will launch North America’s first local spodumene concentrate production. Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 11:44 am
Albemarle urges US to cut red tape to boost lithium supply chain Albemarle is in the process of restarting its Kings Mountain mine in North Carolina, reviving an operation that was idled in the 1980s. Bloomberg News | June 28, 2022 | 10:08 am
China’s Huayou faces clash with regulator over Zimbabwe lithium project China's biggest cobalt refiner acquired the hard-rock Arcadia lithium mine just outside Harare for $422 million earlier this year. Reuters | June 28, 2022 | 7:16 am
Mining firms poised to lead capital raisings in Canada, TSX CEO says A big source of capital for the critical minerals sector this year is coming from large corporations like BHP and Rio Tinto. Reuters | June 27, 2022 | 12:52 pm
Albemarle plans major US lithium processing plant The plans for a plant with 100,000 tonnes of annual capacity are a bullish bet on the future of American lithium demand. Reuters | June 27, 2022 | 10:10 am
Commodities face recession test even as Goldman stays bullish Across markets, there’s growing talk that high prices for raw materials will be cured only by recessions in the second half. Bloomberg News | June 27, 2022 | 9:21 am
Petroleum coke may be a sustainable source of graphene Researchers are using electrochemical exfoliation to turn petroleum coke into graphene. Staff Writer | June 27, 2022 | 6:06 am