September 23, 2022

US MINES Act seeks to curb Russia, China grip on critical minerals

California Republican congressman Ken Calvert said America must be "clear-eyed about the Chinese and Russian aggression when it comes to consolidating critical mineral resources.”

September 23, 2022

Joe Biden’s climate bill has the US battery industry revved up

The US is still dependent on China for minerals to feed its nascent battery manufacturing efforts.

September 23, 2022

China may find it hard to cool lithium’s price rally this time around

Scorching gains for lithium threaten to push costs even higher for Chinese battery makers.

September 22, 2022

LG Energy inks cobalt, lithium supply deals with three Canadian miners

Electra, Avalon and Snowlake will supply LG with 7,000 tonnes of cobalt sulfate, 55,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide and 200,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide respectively.

September 22, 2022

Mexico values its Sonora lithium deposits at $600bn

Mexico hopes its reserves of the key battery component will help it benefit from a global shift toward electric vehicle production.

September 22, 2022

US gathers resource-rich nations to push minerals security pact

The initiative, launched in June, is designed to funnel investment toward developing countries with mining projects that adhere to stricter environmental, social and governance standards.

September 22, 2022

Elon Musk may regret putting Tesla’s first European plant in Germany

There have been signs Germany’s bureaucracy could be costly with respect to Tesla’s investment in Gruenheide.

September 22, 2022

General Motors invests in Canadian lithium-ion battery recycler

Move creates a partnership between the companies to pursue a circular battery ecosystem using Lithion's technology.

September 21, 2022

Portugal awaits assessment of two lithium mines before launching auction

Portugal is Europe's biggest lithium producer but its miners sell almost exclusively to the ceramics industry.

September 21, 2022

More than half of US car sales will be electric by 2030

In 2021, electric vehicles accounted for less than 5% of sales in the US, below the global rate of nearly 9%.