July 3, 2023

Glencore offers to buy rest of PolyMet for $71m

The move will give Glencore a direct ownership of NorthMet, poised to be Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine.

July 2, 2023

Stellantis inks battery metals offtake deal with Australia’s Kuniko

Stellantis has agreed to invest 5 million euros in the battery metals miner in return for a near 20% stake.

July 2, 2023

Argentina to begin lithium battery production in Sept

Argentina's first plant for lithium batteries will begin operations in September, using metal extracted locally by US company Livent Corp.

July 2, 2023

Fluorine protects both teeth and lithium batteries against decay

A new fluoride electrolyte could protect the next generation of lithium metal batteries against performance decline.  

June 30, 2023

EU countries seek to stretch raw material targets, add aluminum

The European Commission proposed in March that EU extraction of 16 "strategic raw materials", including lithium and copper.

June 30, 2023

Pentagon ordered to probe undersea mining to counter China 

Undersea mining is still illegal under international law and environmentalists rail against it for threatening ocean ecosystems with habitat damage, silt and noise.

June 30, 2023

Lithium start-up seeks cash from Berlin to bring project to life

Vulcan Energy is seeking support for the €1.5 billion project in the upper Rhine Valley that the firm hopes to bring online in 2025.

June 30, 2023

Glencore in talks to back Argentina lithium plant for future supply

The commodities giant will sign an offtake agreement in exchange for helping to fund the lithium processing plant that Eramet is building with China’s Tsingshan.

June 30, 2023

Northvolt nears deal with Canada on $5.3 billion battery plant

A deal with Northvolt would underscore Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ambitions for Canada to capture a sizable piece of the North American EV supply chain.

June 30, 2023

Stellantis signs deal with Kuniko for supply of battery materials

The automaker will get 35% of future production of battery-grade nickel sulphate and cobalt sulphate from Kuniko's exploration projects in Norway.