November 3, 2021

Albemarle boosts 2021 forecast on rising global lithium demand

The company's stock rose 4.1% in after-hours trading following its Q3 results.

November 3, 2021

Biden’s carbon-capture plan hands lifeline to coal plants

Power plants that capture their carbon dioxide emissions would be eligible for a tax credit of as much as $85 per metric tonne under the draft of Biden’s $1.75 trillion…

November 3, 2021

Anglo American strategy boss replaces Cutifani as CEO

Duncan Wanblad, 54, will be the first South African to run the company since Tony Trahar stepped down in 2007.

November 2, 2021

UN at COP26: “Enough of mining…we are digging our own graves”

It did not take long for COP26 to turn into a farce with UN Secretary General António Guterres pleading with the gathered highnesses and excellencies to declare enough is enough.

November 2, 2021

New contactless mechanism to monitor phosphates, pH enhances safety of nuclear fuel recycling

Two PNNL interns developed a contactless technique to better measure, in real-time, the acidity of highly radioactive solutions.

November 1, 2021

Ganfeng Lithium lands three-year supply deal with Tesla

The Chinese firm will provide battery grade lithium hydroxide products to the electric vehicle maker from 2022 to 2024.

October 31, 2021

COP26: What G-20 leaders agreed on coal, methane, net-zero

Politicians promised to stop financing overseas coal plants, tackle methane leaks and take greater action this decade to limit global warming.

October 31, 2021

EU and US end clash over steel and aluminium, take aim at China’s ‘dirty’ steel

The future EU-US arrangement will be a challenge for China, which produces more than half of the world's steel.

October 30, 2021

US, EU end Trump-era tariff war over steel, aluminum

The decision ends one of the biggest areas of friction between the allies.

October 29, 2021

Inexorable decline of EV battery prices coming to an end – report

EV battery costs were approaching parity with gas-powered cars, but Benchmark believes decline may be at an end as lithium prices surge 313% in a year and cobalt, nickel prices…