July 8, 2021 Battery chain puts lithium’s green credentials under microscope A group backed by Daimler and Volkswagen has started a study into the environmental impact of lithium mining in Chile.
July 6, 2021 Ganfeng gets green light for Argentina lithium plant The document approved a plant with capacity to produce 20,000 tonnes of lithium chloride annually.
July 6, 2021 Lithium supply chain threatened by East-West geopolitical tensions – report Geopolitical risks and the US-China tensions pose threats on the global lithium supply chain, according to a new report by Fitch Solutions.
July 5, 2021 German-Chilean project plans to extract raw materials from thermal springs The BrineMine project is developing strategies to extract lithium, cesium and gold directly in geothermal power plants.
July 5, 2021 Eramet says Europe must help its miners gain access to EV metals “We don’t have these resources in Europe, or very little” of them, Eramet CEO Christel Bories said in an interview.
July 4, 2021 Mining brines from dormant volcanoes could provide battery metals, gold Oxford researchers say it is possible to extract copper, gold, zinc, silver and lithium from brines trapped in porous rocks at depths of 2 kilometres below dormant volcanoes.
July 2, 2021 New recycling techniques set to make electric vehicles greener The new methods involve retrieving parts of the battery so they can be reused, which can drastically cut costs and carbon emissions.
July 2, 2021 General Motors moves to secure US-sourced lithium for its EVs The US largest automaker is investing “multi millions” in a lithium project poised to become the country's largest by 2024.
July 2, 2021 China’s first exchange-traded lithium contract to launch on July 5 China's Wuxi Stainless Steel Exchange said trading in its new lithium contract would begin next week.
July 1, 2021 India gives aluminum battery a chance to take on lithium in EVs Indian Oil Corp., the nation’s largest oil refiner, has teamed up with startup Phinergy Ltd. to develop the Israeli company’s aluminum-air battery.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
