May 31, 2022 UK EV battery hopeful plans $253 million pilot plant Britishvolt says it’s close to announcing another major investor for what is planned to be one of the UK’s biggest EV battery plants.
May 31, 2022 UK weighs $1 billion guarantee for South Africa shift from coal The guarantee is part of a larger $8.5 billion funding package proposed by the UK, US, Germany, France and the European Union.
May 31, 2022 Eramet plans more lithium plants in South America The French miner also eyes expansions into Chile and Bolivia as it shift towards metals needed for EVs and the green energy transition.
May 30, 2022 Global automakers face electric shock in China If global automakers think they can extend their dominance in China into the electric era, they may be in for a shock.
May 30, 2022 Shrinking stocks likely mean more LME metal price volatility Overall stocks in LME warehouses have fallen below 900,000 tonnes from levels above two million tonnes in January 2021.
May 29, 2022 American graphite producer wants to supply 30% of US, UK, European EVs by 2030 Urbix, the producer of anode-grade graphite known as coated spherical purified graphite, is expanding to Europe.
May 29, 2022 Glencore bribery cases draw in billionaire former executives The US government said that two former top Glencore executives were personally involved in corruption.
May 27, 2022 Steel buyers demand huge discounts from Russian producers The country’s producers have seen their options dwindle as sanctions choke sales to the key European market.
May 27, 2022 G7 countries say strict environmental rules needed for deep-sea mining The International Seabed Authority (ISA), a United Nations body, is drawing up regulations governing seabed mining in the high seas.
May 27, 2022 How sugar can help reduce CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants A new, sponge-like material made from sugar and alkali metal salts can efficiently trap carbon dioxide in its cavities.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
