July 17, 2024 Sodium-ion battery startup sparks lithium alternative Peak Energy received $55 million in funding to scale up production of sodium-ion batteries that the company is positioning as an alternative to the widely used lithium-ion technology.
July 17, 2024 Rio Tinto names Shell’s Katie Jackson as new copper chief Jackson, who is the current president of National Grid Ventures, an energy group, joins Rio Tinto on September 1.
July 16, 2024 Germany Chancellor plans lithium deal with Serbia after Rio ruling Olaf Scholz plans to visit Serbia this week to secure supplies of lithium that are critical for the nation’s energy transition and auto industry.
July 16, 2024 Argentina tripled lithium carbonate production capacity in last two years Argentina, the world's No. 4 lithium producer, has four projects in production.
July 16, 2024 Rio Tinto hails another step closer to develop Serbian lithium mine If developed, the $2.4 billion Jadar lithium project in Western Serbia could cover 90% of Europe's current lithium needs.
July 16, 2024 Ganfeng Lithium plans to build $1.1 billion trading desk Derivatives will be used to lower the risks of cross-border investments and to enhance financial stability, the Chinese producer said.
July 15, 2024 Chile rejects Tianqi’s appeal for vote in SQM-Codelco lithium deal Chile's financial regulator had allowed a planned lithium joint venture between SQM and Codelco to proceed without a vote by SQM shareholders.
July 15, 2024 Portugal’s mining strategy may favour copper over lithium Portugal already has the largest copper mine in the European Union, operated by Lundin Mining.
July 15, 2024 Europe needs way to price critical minerals independently of China, group says Oversupply and weak prices of materials such as lithium, cobalt and rare earths are dampening cash flows of Western start-ups.
July 14, 2024 Liontown signs new deal to supply spodumene to China The short-term deal is to ship 100,000 dry metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate to Beijing Sinomine over 10 months.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
