October 8, 2018 Chile eyes new copper markets to shield economy from trade war Chile aims to find new copper markets and expand its lithium industry as it seeks to shield its economy from a U.S-.China trade war.
October 7, 2018 Chile regulator refuses to raise Albemarle lithium output quota -newspaper Albemarle requested an increase of 258,446 metric tons of Metallic Lithium Equivalent but the government says the information provided was not sufficient to justify the increase.
October 5, 2018 Bolivia to pick new junior partner on lithium in coming weeks Bolivia will choose a new junior partner to help industrialize its lithium deposits from among seven companies that submitted proposals.
October 5, 2018 Battle lines drawn for London Metal Exchange Away from the seminars and cocktail parties, metal producers, traders and users will meet behind closed doors to hammer out details of next year's contracts.
October 5, 2018 Chile’s court ruling allows Tianqi to buy stake in lithium miner SQM The country's antitrust court has approved a deal between the competition regulator and Tianqi, allowing the Chinese miner to buy a nearly one-quarter stake in lithium producer SQM .
October 4, 2018 China’s Ganfeng Lithium prices HK listing at bottom of range The weak pricing comes at a time when an oversupply of lithium has pushed down prices even as demand for the metal is expected to increase.
October 4, 2018 Chile weighs arbitration with top lithium producer Albemarle The contract requires Albemarle to offer as much as 25 percent of its annual production capacity at a discounted rate to companies within Chile.
October 3, 2018 MGX minerals announces deployment of first rapid lithium extraction system MGX Minerals Inc. is pleased to report that engineering subsidiary PurLucid Treatment Solutions is shipping the first petro-lithium and advanced wastewater treatment system on Monday, October 8th.
October 3, 2018 Renault-Nissan, Daimler mull extending alliance to autonomous, battery tech Renault-Nissan and Daimler may expand their cooperation to battery and autonomous cars technology and mobility services, the companies said on Wednesday.
October 3, 2018 Anson Resources produces first lithium hydroxide from Utah project With this development, the Australian miner has now produced both lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide from Paradox, its flagship project.
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