Battery Metals

The US economy is vulnerable to China’s “lock” on critical mineral processing, a senior adviser to President Joe Biden said, likening the situation to the risk Europe faced from its reliance on Russia’s oil and gas amid its invasion of Ukraine. “Quite frankly, we’re in a vulnerable position,” John Podesta, senior White House adviser for […]

According to an early Amazon listing that has since been removed, the Pixel Tablet will be released on June 20 in Japan, while other key specs have also now emerged thanks to this leak. As captured in a screenshot (via Reddit), Amazon Japan briefly posted a full Pixel Tablet listing that included the scheduled release […]

A recent report by Adamas Intelligence predicts that from 2023 through 2040 global demand for NdFeB magnets will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 7.5%, bolstered by double-digit growth from electric vehicle and wind power sectors. According to the report, such growth will translate to a comparable demand increase for the critical rare […]

A recent report by Adamas Intelligence predicts that from 2023 through 2040 global demand for NdFeB magnets will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 7.5%, bolstered by double-digit growth from electric vehicle and wind power sectors. According to the report, such growth will translate to a comparable demand increase for the critical rare earth elements – didymium, dysprosium and terbium […]

Albemarle Corp is open to renegotiating its Chile lithium contract before 2043 and would seek access to even more of the country’s vast reserves of the metal used to make electric vehicle batteries, CEO Kent Masters told Reuters on Thursday. The decision by Chilean President Gabriel Boric last month to gradually nationalize his country’s lithium […]

The Rare Earths MMI (Monthly Metals Index) suffered yet another significant drop month-over-month. Overall, the index fell 15.81%. These massive drops in prices are the result of several factors. One of the biggest culprits is rising supply and falling demand. Prices for rare earth metals have also decreased due to new mining initiatives cropping up […]

Indian iron ore miner NMDC Ltd is in talks with Australia’s Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd for lithium exploration and mining, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Countries across the world are racing to secure lithium supplies for rechargeable batteries for future fleets of electric vehicles in the global transition to green […]

Chinese battery-manufacturing behemoth CATL has announced their most powerful battery to date — one which they believe will be capable of powering electric aircraft by meeting both energy needs and safety standards. CATL claims that their new battery has an energy density — the amount of power it has compared to its mass — of 500 watt-hours per kilogram. Essentially, it […]

Carmaker Stellantis has signed an agreement with Alliance Nickel for the supply of battery grade nickel and cobalt sulphate from the NiWest project in Western Australia, the two groups said on Friday. The deal, the latest struck in Australia by the world’s third largest automaker by revenues, confirms the country as a core supplier for […]

London-based Pensana (LSE: PRE) is being backed by one of the United Kingdom’s largest asset managers and the Angolan sovereign wealth fund to build a rare earths refinery in England and a mine in the African country. M&G Investment Management, which has £342 billion under management, and the roughly $3 billion Angolan fund (FSDEA) are […]