November 18, 2021 SQM expects lithium prices to jump 50% before year-end A sharp tightening of the market for lithium has seen prices double this year as demand is set to more than triple by 2025.
November 17, 2021 Lithium Americas beats CATL to buy Millennial for $400 million The deal comes a day after a deadline expired for CATL to respond to the Lithium Americas offer.
November 16, 2021 Rio Tinto invests in European EV battery producer InoBat Auto The company is leading the construction of a 290,000 square-foot, first-of-its-kind electric vehicle battery R&D center and pilot line in Slovakia.
November 16, 2021 The electric vehicle invasion is already here People are buying electric vehicles now, partly because the climate is simmering closer to a boil and partly because the auto industry is finally making appealing battery-powered machines in volume.
November 15, 2021 Rise in battery costs to keep lithium price rallying — report Fitch has revised up significantly both its lithium carbonate and hydroxide price forecasts from 2021 to 2026 to incorporate higher global EV sales assumptions.
November 15, 2021 Chile copper giants seek stability in uncertain political times The Nov. 21 presidential vote, the first since months of angry protests over inequality rocked Chile in 2019, has become a polarized battle between a leftist coalition led by 35-year-old…
November 14, 2021 Researchers push for more accurate battery metals demand forecasts A report by CSIRO states that unsophisticated models based on current supply levels and basic recycling rates promote mischaracterizations of the real opportunities in both metal mining and recycling.
November 14, 2021 Northvolt produces fully recycled battery cell The cell was manufactured as part of the company’s recycling program Revolt.
November 12, 2021 Lithium prices keep rising on the strength of the Chinese market "Structural shortage is set to hit in 2022," Benchmark Mineral Intelligence CEO Simon Moores tweeted recently.
November 12, 2021 Saskatchewan province adds lithium to mining portfolio Prairie Lithium has finished drilling the province's first dedicated lithium well, which adds the battery metal to its resource portfolio.
Ioneer expects partner search to conclude in H1 2026 In July, the Australian mine developer launched a formal strategic partnering process after Sibanye-Stillwater walked away from the lithium-boron project. December 19, 2025 | 08:18 am
