September 9, 2022 Mitsubishi Materials to buy out Onahama copper smelter partners Mitsubishi, Japan's third-largest copper supplier, also plans to construct a new pre-processing facility for recycled materials at the Onahama plant.
September 9, 2022 Pentwater weighs legal action over Rio Tinto-Turquoise Hill deal The activist investor is the second-largest shareholder of Turquoise Hill Resources.
September 9, 2022 Scientists create safer, more conductive electrolyte for Li-ion batteries Researchers in Japan have developed a new type of polymeric solid electrolyte for Li-ion batteries that is safer than commonly used electrolytes while maintaining conductivity.
September 8, 2022 Dendrite formation in Li-metal batteries successfully tackled A new Li-confinable porous carbon structure with a hollow core and a small number of gold nanoparticles may be the solution to dendrite formation in Li-metal batteries.
September 7, 2022 Billionaire Adani adds more detail on $70 billion green push The world’s third-richest person wants to build major facilities to manufacture electrolyzers for making green hydrogen, wind power turbines, and solar panels.
September 7, 2022 Indonesia president says likely to lose WTO nickel dispute against EU The ban has boosted Indonesia's export revenues, with $20.9 billion worth of exports of nickel-based products in 2021.
September 7, 2022 Global aluminum producers offer Q4 premiums of $115-$133/t The lower premium offers reflected weak demand from automakers amid a global supply chain crunch.
September 6, 2022 Lithium Australia signs lithium-ion battery recycling deal with LG Energy Solution The deal will see Lithium Australia's battery recycling unit process at least 250 tonnes of lithium-ion batteries over the next year.
September 6, 2022 Vale Indonesia signs $2 billion nickel project deal with Shandong Xinhai, Baowu The Bahodopi project would produce ferronickel with 73,000 tonnes to 80,000 tonnes of nickel content per year.
September 6, 2022 Asia coal price hits record as global hunt for fuel escalates Uncertainty over gas flows to Europe and forecast stronger coal demand from the continent is continuing to propel prices of the fuel.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
