June 6, 2018 DeepGreen research ship returns with early positive findings on viability of deep ocean metals for our future Third of seven ocean campaigns, Co-sponsored with Maersk, retrieves thousands of polymetallic nodules from top of ocean floor.
June 5, 2018 Chile’s SQM hires ex-chairman Ponce as adviser, government says SQM has retained former chairman Julio Ponce as an adviser despite an agreement to distance himself from the firm to end a long-running royalties dispute.
June 5, 2018 German battery maker Akasol plans Frankfurt listing in June The company is planning to sell new shares worth about 100-125 million euros ($117-$147 mln) in a deal valuing it at about 400-500 million euros.
June 5, 2018 About 75,000 jobs to go in Germany’s auto industry because of EVs — study The country's car industry currently employs about 840,000 people, with 210,000 of them working on powertrain production, the sub-sector set to be the worst hit.
June 4, 2018 Vietnam sets out green ambitions with bold targets for solar, rare earth Vietnam is aiming to increase the use of household solar energy equipment to 12 percent by 2020, and 26 percent by 2030.
June 1, 2018 Shares in lithium giant fall on disappointing auction Chilean lithium producer SQM shares punished after $1 billion of shares auctioned below ruling price.
May 30, 2018 Electric vehicles on the road to triple by 2020 — IEA The number of electric cars, including battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric passenger light-duty vehicles, increased by 57% in 2017 from the previous year.
May 29, 2018 Biggest electric vehicle battery IPO valuation cut in half Time to curb your enthusiasm about the electric vehicle boom and surging demand, prices for lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earth and graphite?
May 29, 2018 Australia’s Galaxy Resources to sell tenements in Argentina to POSCO for $280 mln The land is located in the northern area of the giant Salar del Hombre Muerto salt flat.
May 25, 2018 In lithium hot spot, ghost towns recall another boom gone bust While lithium today isn’t the linchpin of Chile’s economy (that would be copper), miners are aggressively expanding production.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
