September 16, 2021

China’s XTC New Energy plans $1.6bn battery material investment

Plant will eventually produce 100,000 tonnes of lithium iron phosphate and 60,000 tonnes of ternary materials annually.

September 15, 2021

Vulcan Energy gets firm commitments for $146.58m discounted placement

Funds raised would be used to progress Vulcan's zero-carbon lithium development in Europe, which has an offtake deal with the battery unit of South Korea's LG Chem.

September 15, 2021

Albemarle, union in Chile reach agreement, ending strike

Throughout the strike, the miner maintained the extended walk-off had not hit its output of lithium from Chile.

September 15, 2021

CATL said to be mystery bidder for Canada’s Millennial Lithium

A bidding war is heating up for Canadian miner Millennial Lithium Corp. as Chinese firms compete to secure key elements needed for electric-vehicle batteries.

September 14, 2021

In Argentina’s north, a ‘white gold’ rush for EV metal lithium gathers pace

Already the fourth top producer of lithium worldwide, Argentina's national and local governments are now looking to speed up development.

September 14, 2021

China has “too many” EV companies, minister says

Industry and Information Technology Minister, Xiao Yaqing, said the government will encourage consolidation.

September 14, 2021

EV sales to reach 5m units in 2021 with trucks, boats entering the race

According to IDTechEx, previous predictions of 2021 EV sales were a massive underestimation.

September 13, 2021

Chile indigenous group asks regulators to suspend SQM’s permits

Chile's SMA environmental regulator in 2016 charged SQM with overdrawing lithium-rich brine from the Salar de Atacama salt flat, prompting the company to develop a $25 million plan to bring…

September 13, 2021

Union at Albemarle Atacama plant rejects new contract offer, strike continues

The union said in a statement that the latest deal offered nothing beyond two prior proposals that were also rejected.

September 13, 2021

Surge in electric vehicle sales power lithium prices as shortages loom

Lithium prices have jumped to their highest in more than three years.