Lithium News

General Motors Co said Wednesday it plans to form a joint venture with South Korea’s POSCO to build a battery cathode materials plant in North America by 2024. The move comes as GM is ramping up electric-vehicle production and vowing to shift more of its supply chain to North America. GM did not disclose the […]

The global lithium boom has seen some dizzying moves among producers of the rechargeable battery component. None more so than a Canadian junior piloting a new technique in Arkansas that’s attracted the attention of a short seller. In the 12 months through Oct. 27, Standard Lithium Ltd. soared more than 600% on the back of […]

Chengxin Lithium has applied for the rights to two lithium deposits in Ukraine that are up for auction, a Ukrainian government website showed, in a move that would give the Chinese company a foothold in the European lithium industry. The bid underscores Shenzhen-based Chengxin’s ambitious overseas expansion plans. The company, which makes lithium chemicals for […]

Automobile executives in China have had a lot to contend with this year. But those operating in the electric-car space (which is almost everyone these days) have had it especially tough. Not only has the world’s biggest EV market become even more crowded in 2021 but the explosive sales — deliveries are expected to more […]

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have come up with a new mechanism that overcomes next-gen lithium battery decay. In a paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the team explains that in high-voltage lithium batteries using layered transition metal oxide cathodes, the chemical degradation of the electrolytes results in rapid […]

Tsingshan Holding Group, the Chinese firm that shook the nickel world by rapidly boosting output in Indonesia, is among the latest entrants to the white-hot lithium sector, potentially making it a one-stop shop for electric vehicle (EV) battery ingredients. Tsingshan, predominantly a stainless steel maker, came out of nowhere to become the world’s top nickel […]

Argentina’s state energy company YPF, making a push into the country’s burgeoning lithium sector, met with officials from major Chinese battery maker CATL on Thursday, with both sides talking up plans to become “strategic partners” in the sector. The South American country, part of the region’s so-called lithium triangle, is trying to ramp up production […]

Cornish Lithium, the start-up hoping to lead the development of an industry for the battery metal in the UK, has secured up to £18 million ($24 million) from metals-focused investment company TechMet to help fast-track its lithium projects in the homeland. The exploration company, which is focused on the environmentally sustainable extraction of lithium from […]

Officials representing several Chinese companies are in Afghanistan to conduct on-site inspections of potential lithium projects, reported state-backed Chinese newspaper Global Times, adding that policy and security risks remain. Representatives of five companies obtained special visas, arriving in Afghanistan in early November, via the China Arab Economic and Trade Promotion Committee in Kabul and Afghanistan’s […]

Lithium consumers in the electric vehicle battery supply chain are seeking longer-term contracts with producers to secure supplies for as long as possible in a market where shortages have propelled prices to their highest in three years. Prices for lithium carbonate in China, a key material used to make rechargeable batteries, at 197,500 yuan ($30,940) […]