January 5, 2023

China coal buyers may be left wanting in Australia even after ban lifted

China's state planner has allowed three central government-backed utilities and its top steelmaker to resume coal imports from Australia.

January 5, 2023

Investors with $2.2 trillion in assets ask Glencore to disclose thermal coal plans

A group of top shareholders has moved to force Glencore provide greater disclosure on its coal production plans.

January 4, 2023

Rio Tinto, Baowu take next step towards developing Guinea joint venture

Guinea's government requires any developer to build a 600-km railway to the coast.

January 4, 2023

China allows four firms to resume Aussie coal imports

China imposed restrictions on Australian commodities including coal and wine just over two years ago.

January 3, 2023

Tesla faces higher lithium prices as supplier amends deal

Piedmont will supply an increased 125,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate to Tesla starting in H2 2023 through the end of 2025.

December 30, 2022

Australia takes serious look at its carbon sequestration potential

Australia’s national science agency assessed 12 nature-based and engineered carbon capture technologies to look at their sequestration potential.

December 28, 2022

Nyrstar’s Port Pirie lead smelter ramps up production

The Port Pirie smelter was shut in October for work to reduce emissions and improve operational performance.

December 27, 2022

Visualizing 25 years of lithium production, by country

Global lithium production surpassed 100,000 tonnes for the first time in 2021.

December 27, 2022

Coal and lithium drive Australian stocks’ outperformance in 2022

The country’s behemoth iron ore miners ended the year on a high as China’s abrupt Covid Zero reversal and a steady stream of supportive policies raised the outlook for demand. 

December 27, 2022

Three cathode chemistries to dominate $430bln-Li-ion market – report

According to IDTechEx, NMC, NCA, and LFP will continue to be the dominant cathode materials at least until 2033.