April 5, 2021 Raw materials from EV battery recycling have smaller carbon footprint – study Finnish researchers used simulation-based life-cycle to account for emissions and energy and water consumption in the recycling process.
April 1, 2021 In the meme-stock era, even bad Voltswagen jokes are worth billions You can’t blame VW for wanting a little bit of Tesla’s glamour. But its April Fools’ Day calamity shows the dangers of trying to be cool and funny.
April 1, 2021 BMW signs $335m lithium supply deal US-based Livent will supply the lithium directly to BMW’s battery cell manufacturers from 2022 on.
April 1, 2021 Australian court orders Tianqi Lithium to pay $29m to court fund Company had refused to pay Perth-based MSP Engineering for building a lithium hydroxide plant, saying the project ran over budget.
April 1, 2021 Avalon, Fort William First Nation to jointly develop lithium refinery in Ontario The facility will be designed to accept lithium mineral concentrates and produce lithium hydroxide and other lithium battery materials.
March 31, 2021 Biden’s EV plan throws fuel on already hot car-charging sector Biden on Wednesday proposed spending $174 billion to promote EVs and increase the number of charging stations by 12-fold.
March 31, 2021 Ganfeng sees lithium rally extending as profits almost triple Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices started to buck a three-year downturn in the second half of 2020 as electric vehicle demand roared back from the coronavirus outbreak.
March 30, 2021 Resource-rich Australia shows vagaries of any commodity supercycle: Russell For those seeking evidence of a new commodity supercycle, and for the sceptics of a sustained boom in natural resources, Australia’s government forecaster has it covered.
March 30, 2021 Indonesia says Fortescue, China’s Tsingshan in talks for Borneo investment Country to build a new industrial estate for metal smelting near a planned hydropower plant on Borneo island.
March 30, 2021 NEO’s silicon anodes achieve long-term cycling NEO Battery Materials' silicon anodes achieved a highly stable long-term cycling ability.
Gabon to audit mining deals as reforms start amid IMF talks As part of discussions with the multilateral lender, President Brice Oligui Nguema “has demanded the full publication of all mining agreements". December 19, 2025 | 10:51 am
