November 13, 2022 Two-wheelers come first in Indonesia’s electric vehicle strategy The Indonesia Battery Corporation plans to produce 50,000 battery packs for two-wheelers next year.
November 11, 2022 China has links to dozens of Canadian miners tied to critical minerals Chinese firms have been involved in 89 announced acquisitions and investments in Canadian metals and mining companies in the past decade, according to Bloomberg data.
November 11, 2022 Ford, GM in talks with Posco Chemical on battery metal hubs GM is investing $35 billion to make its lineup fully electric by 2035, while Ford is plowing $50 billion.
November 10, 2022 Australia extends $165 million in loans to local lithium miner The 10-year debt facility will go toward expanding mining and processing at the Pilgangoora project.
November 10, 2022 Li-ion battery market to reach $430bn by 2033 According to IDTechEx, electric cars and transportation will represent the largest market.
November 8, 2022 Canadian lithium juniors assess legal options after Chinese investors ordered to divest Canadian government ordered three Chinese companies to divest from Canadian companies involved in critical minerals exploration based on national security concerns.
November 8, 2022 Zimbabwe’s new mineral royalty policy comes into force The government plans to start collecting half of the royalties from gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, and lithium.
November 7, 2022 After unveiling French project, Imerys sees lithium potential in UK’s Cornwall Imerys announced in late October a plan to produce around 34,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide annually for at least 25 years from 2028.
November 7, 2022 Lithium frenzy sees China ceramics hub refocus on battery metals Lithium has become super-expensive this year as car and battery manufacturers scour the planet for scarce supplies.
November 6, 2022 China opposes Canada’s order on lithium mining investments China's commerce ministry urged Canada to stop politicizing economic and trade issues.
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