April 23, 2019

China’s Tsingshan expands plans for Zimbabwe steel plant

Tsingshan signed a $1 billion outline agreement to build a 2 million tonne-per-annum steel plant in Zimbabwe in June last year.

April 19, 2019

Lithium use in electric cars sold around the world surges 76%

Shifting battery chemistries sees lithium deployment outpace global electric car sales volume growth – report.

April 19, 2019

Automakers invest heavily in electric vehicles despite still-low demand

Officials said their companies are charging ahead with a flurry of new electric vehicle models, citing rising regulatory requirements globally.

April 19, 2019

The $18 billion electric car bubble at risk of bursting in China

There are now 486 EV manufacturers registered in China.

April 17, 2019

China’s Tianqi taps ‘safe choices’ for board of top lithium miner SQM

Tianqi's official board nominations will take place on April 25 at a shareholders meeting in Santiago.

April 17, 2019

Millennial Lithium stock jumps 12% following boost in resource estimate

The company has nearly doubled its resource estimate at the Pastos Grandes lithium project in Argentina.

April 15, 2019

Savannah Resources to take full control of lithium mine in Portugal

Mina do Barroso mine could become the first European supplier of spodumene, a lithium-bearing mineral.

April 15, 2019

American Manganese’s lithium-ion battery recycling technology achieves high recovery rates

An independent lab ran a series of tests and average recovery rates ranged from 91.4% to 94%.

April 12, 2019

Orocobre and Toyota green light lithium hydroxide plant in Japan

The majority of production will feed the Japanese battery industry and will be sourced from the lithium carbonate produced from Orocobre’s Olaroz mine in Argentina.

April 12, 2019

China’s General Lithium to launch 60,000 T spodumene converter by end of 2020

China's fourth-biggest lithium producer, plans to start building a plant to convert mineral ore to lithium that will more than triple its capacity.