January 27, 2022 Add another 1m tonnes to annual copper demand from EVs 2021 saw a surge in new electrodeposited copper foil manufacturing capacity – just one use leading to a 5-fold increase in copper demand from EVs over the next decade.
January 27, 2022 Palladium price highest in four months amid Ukraine-Russia crisis Tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine have heightened concerns supplies may be disrupted.
January 27, 2022 KGHM gives employees 10% raise One of the world's biggest copper and silver producers, the company employs more than 18,500.
January 27, 2022 De Beers boosts production to meet recovering demand It saw 2021 production jump by 29% to 32.3 million carats, as the miner boosted output to meet recovering demand.
January 27, 2022 Anglo American ups copper guidance on Quellaveco start It expects to produce between 680,000 and 760,000 tonnes in 2022, as the giant copper mine in Peru begins operations mid-year.
January 26, 2022 Glencore, Managem to produce cobalt from recycled batteries The companies have partnered up to extract cobalt, lithium carbonate and nickel hydroxide from recycled battery materials.
January 26, 2022 Europe forced to rely on expensive, dirty coal to keep lights on The fossil fuel plays a vital role in helping to keep the lights on in Europe this winter even as prices are jumping and lawmakers are doing their best to…
January 25, 2022 Imerys eyes $1 billion unit sale The French provider of specialty materials is planning a sale of its high temperature solutions business.
January 25, 2022 CHARTS: Tesla v Volkswagen v BYD – battery power, lithium, nickel, cobalt use Most ambitious European automaker and Warren Buffet-backed Chinese EV and battery manufacturer unlapped themselves in 2021, at best.
January 25, 2022 BHP, university researchers to explore four-dimensional controls on nickel mineral systems BHP has partnered with three universities whose research is expected to challenge the current understanding of the nickel mineral system.
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