December 5, 2023

Ford takes stake in Indonesia nickel project

The automaker joins PT Vale Indonesia and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt as investors in a project to make an annual 120,000 tons of nickel chemicals for EV batteries.

December 5, 2023

Eramet and ES launch new lithium test in geothermal venture

Geothermal waters in the Rhine Valley along the French-German border have attracted investments both for renewable energy and potential lithium resources.

December 5, 2023

Norway lawmakers back deep-sea mining in Arctic Ocean

The minority centre-left government and two large opposition parties have backed the proposal, with a final vote scheduled for January.

December 4, 2023

Idaho National Lab, US Critical Materials sign deal to develop new rare earth processing methods

This is a positive development for a nascent North American rare earths market and taps into the broader issue of the glaring lack of domestic production.

December 4, 2023

Dutch court orders Greenpeace off deep-sea mining vessel amid disputed ocean study

The CEO says the company is aware that the world’s eyes are on them.

December 4, 2023

Top Chinese lithium producers to fund Atlas project in Brazil

The company will partner with Chengxin and Yahua, suppliers of lithium hydroxide to Tesla, BYD, and LG.

December 4, 2023

Caterpillar invests in tech startup Nth Cycle to boost recycling

The investment comes as part of a $44 million Series B round of financing.

December 3, 2023

Australia’s path toward net zero is clear — but industry commitment needed

CSIRO researchers show that accelerated transition is needed across the economy if the island nation is to meet the goal of net zero before 2050.

December 3, 2023

Al Gore-backed group has a tool to decarbonize supply chains

The database covers more than 350 million sources of greenhouse gas pollution such as individual power plants, steel mills and mining operations.

December 1, 2023

US gives $50 million boost to critical minerals investor TechMet

The backing from the US International Development Finance Corporation brings its total investment in the Dublin-based firm to $105 million.