January 14, 2024

BYD in talks with Brazil’s Sigma Lithium on supply deal

BYD said in July it would invest 3 billion reais ($600 million) in a new industrial complex in northeastern Brazil.

January 14, 2024

Sodium-ion batteries prove to be resource-efficient

Sodium-ion batteries have an equivalent climate impact as their lithium-ion counterparts – but there isn’t a risk of running out of raw materials. 

January 13, 2024

Communities agree to end roadblocks at Chile lithium operations

Indigenous communities say they want to be properly consulted following a deal struck between SQM and Codelco.

January 12, 2024

Winsome looks to scale Adina aggressively, says CEO

The company recently declared a resource estimate of 59 million inferred tonnes grading 1.12% lithium oxide.

January 12, 2024

Lithium lowdown: Week 2, 2024 roundup and analysis

A review of current developments in the global lithium industry from Jan. 5 to 12.

January 12, 2024

Posco, Lithium South to jointly develop Hombre Muerto project

Deal avoids a lengthy, costly, and uncertain legal undertaking, as both companies hold claims to the same ground, but in different provinces. 

January 11, 2024

International Battery Metals leases lithium filtration plant for US production

The move would make IBAT the first company to commercially produce lithium with a DLE technology.

January 11, 2024

Saudi Arabia’s Manara Minerals fund plans metals trading arm

Manara is in talks to potentially buy a stake in Pakistan's Reko Diq mine.

January 11, 2024

Harvard lithium metal battery may be apt for industrial, commercial applications

A new lithium metal battery can be charged and discharged at least 6,000 times and can be recharged in a matter of minutes.

January 10, 2024

American Lithium sees Peru project value triple to $5 billion

The Falchani project, located in southern Peru, is awaiting government approval of an early environmental permit study.