October 19, 2018

Canada invests $12m to extract magnesium from asbestos tailings

The government has introduced new regulations to ban asbestos and products containing asbestos, but they don't apply to residues left from mining the carcinogenic material.

October 17, 2018

Chilean govt to seek international arbitration over Albemarle contract

Albemarle failed to make a "serious" offer for its annual production capacity to be provided at a discounted rate - Corfo

October 17, 2018

World’s top miner embracing the boom in electric car batteries

BHP Billiton Ltd. is boosting sales of the top-quality nickel that’s needed for electric vehicle batteries, another sign that the world’s biggest miner is targeting more opportunities in the booming…

October 17, 2018

Chinese electric car makers, nurtured by state, now look for way out of glut

Government promises action, raising fears of consolidation.

October 16, 2018

The dirt on clean electric cars is just under the hood

Clean cars, dirty batteries.

October 16, 2018

Dutch battery maker to invest $1.9B in China cell factory

Dutch battery maker Lithium Werks BV, founded earlier this year, is investing 1.6 billion euros ($1.85 billion) in a massive lithium-ion cell factory in China as demand for batteries is…

October 16, 2018

Vale rules out major acquisitions

CEO Fabio Schvartsman said the company would only invest further in nickel if global prices for the metal rise from $13,000 per tonne currently to around $20,000 per tonne.

October 15, 2018

Europe to spend billions on lithium-ion battery plants

The goal is to reduce reliance on batteries from Asia, particularly China and South Korea.

October 14, 2018

The electric-vehicle future will run on two wheels: Adam Minter

E-bikes would require compact, lightweight, and reliable lithium-ion batteries similar to those that power everything from iPhones to Teslas.

October 14, 2018

What’s next as Tianqi, SQM face off in Chile court

On Oct. 11, Chile's Constitutional Court put the brakes on a $4 billion deal allowing the sale of A 24 percent stake in SQM to China's Tianqi Lithium Corp.