October 19, 2022

LME Week: spotlight on LME nickel debacle and the fate of Russian metal

Possible sanctions on Russian metal, lawsuits, a battle to recover trust and a slump in nickel trading after the March fiasco are just some of the headwinds facing the LME.

October 19, 2022

Automakers need more time to meet US minerals requirements for EVs – execs

New restrictions on battery sourcing and critical minerals, along with price caps and income caps, take effect on Jan. 1.

October 19, 2022

Biden awards $2.8 billion to boost US minerals output for EV batteries

Albemarle and Piedmont are among the 20 manufacturing and processing companies winning US Energy Department grants.

October 18, 2022

Sumitomo Metal sees global nickel market staying in deficit next year

The global nickel market is expected to remain in deficit for a third straight year in 2023 on solid demand for battery, chip-making equipment and oil-well tubular.

October 18, 2022

Researchers better understand what it takes to improve EV batteries’ performance

A scientific team tracked the real-time movement of lithium ions inside layered lithium nickel-rich oxides.

October 17, 2022

Vale beats output estimate in new blow to iron ore prices

The Brazilian mining giant produced 89.7 million metric tonnes, topping the 87.2 million-tonne average analyst estimate.

October 17, 2022

Posco’s bold battery materials push dimmed by new US energy bill

By 2030, the Seoul-based steel giant forecasts it will have a production capacity of around 605,000 tons for cathode-active materials.

October 16, 2022

Australian lithium miner IGO says chief executive died suddenly

Peter Bradford had led IGO since March 2014 and was also president of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies.

October 14, 2022

Sherritt to recoup $260 million of outstanding debt from Cuban partners

The new agreements with Cuban partners would allow the Moa joint venture to prioritize dividend payments in the form of finished cobalt.

October 14, 2022

Vale opens first phase of $684 million copper complex expansion in Canada

Project's initial expansion is expected to add 10,000 tonnes of low-carbon nickel and 13,000 tonnes of copper production per year.