August 18, 2023

Companies keep mum on ESG initiatives as ‘greenhushing’ takes off

In the latest round of quarterly earnings calls, just 56 companies in the S&P 500 Index commented on environmental, social and governance initiatives, according to Axios.

August 18, 2023

Momentum builds for Piedmont Lithium’s ambitious production plans as portfolio expands in Africa

The Australian company aims to become one of the world’s lowest cost producers of lithium hydroxide, and says it is the most strategically located to serve the North American EV…

August 18, 2023

Citi buys $160 million of Russian aluminum others won’t touch

The US bank was behind requests to deliver about 75,000 tons of aluminum out of warehouses in Gwangyang, South Korea.

August 18, 2023

ArcelorMittal weighs possible bid for US Steel

Cleveland-Cliffs and Esmark Inc have already offered over $7 billion.

August 17, 2023

Stellantis invests more than $100 million in California lithium project

Stellantis CEO called the Controlled Thermal partnership "an important step in our care for our customers and our planet as we work to provide clean, safe and affordable mobility."

August 16, 2023

Aether raises $49 million to extract lithium using AI

Its platform can extract lithium from previously-inaccessible reserves and also create products across sectors, including health care.

August 16, 2023

A year into Biden’s climate agenda, the price tag remains mysterious

Organizations like Bloomberg Green put a price tag of about $370 billion on the climate-spending measures.

August 16, 2023

‘Planting’ rocks in global croplands could turn them into major carbon sinks — study

Up to 217 gigatons of carbon could be sequestered by applying enhanced rock weathering to all agricultural fields in the world.

August 15, 2023

Esmark CEO says has money in bank account for $7.8 billion US Steel bid

Chief executive James Bouchard said he had $10 billion available and Esmark itself had no debt.

August 15, 2023

A united front: Addressing ESG issues to ensure the America’s copper mining industry thrives

Both brownfield and greenfield mines in the region face issues of water stress.