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.
April 12, 2019 Lithium giant lifts outlook with 2018 fizzle in rear-view mirror Chile's SQM, the world’s second-largest lithium miner, said expansion plans had gone better than expected and that sales would likely beat its forecasts for this year.
April 11, 2019 Asia’s mining sector offsets risk with reward — report Mongolia has emerged as an investment hot spot for untapped reserves.
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