June 21, 2022 Kia picks batteries from CATL for EV sold at home CATL, whose clients include Tesla and Volkswagen, is the world's largest battery maker.
June 21, 2022 Toyota joins Redwood Materials’ EV battery recycling initiative The US startup is building a closed-loop battery ecosystem aimed at lowering EV costs by lessening dependence on imported materials.
June 20, 2022 Surging energy prices force Japanese steel giant to revisit coal Nippon Steel currently has minority stakes in six coking coal assets, mostly in Australia.
June 20, 2022 Vedanta selling halted copper smelter, four years later The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu closed it in 2018 after 13 people died when police opened fire on protesters.
June 17, 2022 Recycler Li-Cycle eyes Asia foray to feed battery metal boom Li-Cycle is among a handful of companies looking to cash in on demand for the recovered materials, with companies including Tesla Inc. expressing concerns over supplies of nickel and lithium.
June 17, 2022 Miners must invest in critical minerals or risk energy transition – report The world's largest miners are in excellent financial shape to lead global transition to clean energy, says PwC.
June 16, 2022 Russian coal miners turn to India as war upends commodity flows Sales of thermal coal to Europe dropped to about 10-15% of total exports from 30% before the invasion.
June 16, 2022 Tianqi Lithium wins nod for $1 billion Hong Kong listing At $1 billion, Tianqi’s offering would be Hong Kong’s biggest listing so far this year.
June 16, 2022 Researchers figure out how to make solid-state batteries charge faster, last longer In a study in the journal Nature Materials, researchers explain what makes them short-circuit.
June 15, 2022 Collaboration between brewers, miners may lead to cleaner water supply According to a research group led by MIT, waste yeast discarded from a single brewery in Boston could be enough to treat the city's entire water supply.
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