Lithium News

A new electrolyte design for lithium metal batteries could significantly boost the range of electric vehicles. Researchers at ETH Zurich have radically reduced the amount of environmentally harmful fluorine required to stabilize these batteries. Lithium metal batteries are among the most promising candidates for the next generation of high-energy batteries. They can store at least […]

France’s Eramet (ERMT.PA), opens new tab aims to start production at its new Centenario lithium plant in Argentina in November and ramp up to 24,000 metric tons of battery grade lithium by mid-2025, it said on Wednesday after starting the final test phase at the plant. The $870 million plant, a joint venture with Chinese […]

Eight years ago, Bill Gates and group of his closest billionaire acquaintances launched an incredibly well funded venture capital group. Its noble mission was funding and supporting transformative technologies aimed at mitigating climate change. Many of its investments are sound and if commercialized, would assist, at least a bit. However, a large percentage of its […]

Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle battery plant on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said, as Southeast Asian countries move to gain a foothold in the emerging industry. The country, which is the region’s largest economy and home to the largest nickel reserve in the world, has been seeking to position itself as a key player […]

Electric vehicles, large-scale energy storage, polar research and deep space exploration all have placed higher demands on the energy density and low-temperature performance of energy storage batteries. In recent years, lithium metal batteries with a high specific capacity of lithium metal anode have become one of the most promising high energy density batteries. However, in […]

EV battery maker SK On has signed a non-binding agreement to buy lithium from ExxonMobil’s first planned extraction project in Arkansas. Sk On and ExxonMobil’s big lithium deal Sk On and ExxonMobil signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) that has the potential for a multiyear offtake agreement of up to 100,000 metric tons of […]

ExxonMobil joined major lithium producers this week in reiterating a bullish outlook on long-term lithium demand despite the current bearish market and recent price slump of the metal critical for the energy transition. Lithium prices have crashed in recent months, dragged down by piling inventories amid slowing growth in electric vehicle sales. Lithium producers said […]

For all the money that’s poured into Argentina’s giant lithium deposits, the country has seen just one new mine come on stream in almost a decade. That’s about to change. Four new projects will finally begin to churn out lithium in the weeks and months ahead, according to a yet-to-be released federal government time-line seen […]

The lithium market has entered a “new normal” period of price stability with sustained price surges a thing of the past, analysts at FitchSolutions BMI said in a webcast Thursday. Falling lithium prices in the past year means prices are expected to remain downcast for the next decade, Sabrin Chowdhury, head of BMI commodities analysis, […]

The world’s largest lithium producers told a major industry conference this week they remain bullish on long-term demand for the electric vehicle battery metal despite the recent price plunge that has forced layoffs and curtailed expansions. Once a niche metal used primarily in ceramics and pharmaceuticals, lithium demand has grown rapidly over the past decade. […]