May 14, 2019 Rio Tinto may start mining lithium in Serbia by 2023 No decision will be made until the end of 2020, when the company expects to have completed a study on the Jadar, which is estimated to contain 10% of the…
May 13, 2019 Volkswagen to make batteries in Germany, slim down Volkswagen will invest almost 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in battery cell production at a facility in western Germany.
May 10, 2019 World’s largest hard rock lithium mine to get bigger Talison Lithium, a partnership between China’s Tianqi and U.S. group Albemarle, obtained an environmental approval for the A$516-million ($361m) expansion of the Greenbushes mine in Western Australia.
May 9, 2019 Albemarle touts new project to boost its Chilean lithium output by 30% The world's largest producer of lithium has teased the industry for more than a year that it has production-enhancing technology.
May 8, 2019 Albemarle’s lithium sales drop after Chilean rains The world's largest producer of lithium used to make electric vehicle batteries posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday.
May 8, 2019 Livent shares tumble 22% on sales miss, guidance cut Lithium chemicals supplier Livent Corp. saw its shares tumble by over 22% on Wednesday on the back of a disappointing Q1 earnings release.
May 7, 2019 Lithium prices from Chile decline even as demand soars Chile exported lithium carbonate at an average price of $12,183 per tonne, 0.9% down from the same period a year earlier.
May 6, 2019 Lithium price: Battery capacity of electric cars doubles from last year Lithium prices remain under pressure despite new report showing record 9.8GWh of battery capacity was deployed globally in March.
May 6, 2019 US senate introduces new bill to boost domestic battery minerals supply The new legislation goes further than ever before, looking at not only the domestic mineral resources but the supply chains that refine the raw materials for electric vehicles.
May 6, 2019 Wesfarmers’ soft bid for Kidman spotlights lithium’s financing issues Wesfarmers' bid for Australia's Kidman Resources undervalues the lithium miner, analysts said on Friday.
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