May 31, 2021 Trudeau’s EV ambitions need strategic shift, nickel CEO says The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the importance of securing supplies on a regional level and further strengthen western countries’ desire to end reliance on China.
May 30, 2021 Competition between redox flow, li-ion batteries to heat up over next decade – report IDTechEx sees redox flow batteries overtaking the li-ion battery energy capacity installed by 2031.
May 28, 2021 Cobalt, nickel price: Rapid LFP uptake dents EV bull case Global per-vehicle use of nickel and cobalt has fallen by a fifth over the past year – in China, it’s down by more than 40%.
May 28, 2021 Lithium outlook ‘bright as ever’ – report The ten-year outlook will see lithium’s supply and demand fundamentals evolve rapidly.
May 28, 2021 Lithium Americas, Ganfeng planning Stage 2 expansion at Caucharí-Olaroz “Caucharí-Olaroz is on track to become the largest new lithium brine operation in over 20 years,” Lithium Americas chairman says.
May 27, 2021 Home: The human bottleneck in critical minerals supply chains The paradox of the green revolution is that public opinion is firmly in favour of decarbonisation but not the mines and smelters needed to get there.
May 27, 2021 Ontario injects funds into Frontier Lithium’s processing pilot on ‘Electric Avenue’ The company will test a proprietary process that seeks to overcome certain risks linked to conventional lithium chemical processing.
May 26, 2021 Nissan said to be in talks to build battery plant in UK The gigafactory, which would be built on the existing Sunderland site, is expected to support the production of 200,000 batteries a year.
May 25, 2021 Biden looks abroad for electric vehicle metals, in blow to US miners The approach would see the US rely on Canada, Australia, and Brazil - among others - to produce most of the critical raw materials needed.
May 24, 2021 Tight supply, accelerated EV story to keep lithium prices elevated — report Lithium prices have experienced a significant rally this year as post-covid demand for lithium chemicals recovered alongside the automotive industry.
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