Quo vadis lithium-ion batteries?
The development of new Li-ion technologies and how they are incorporated in battery packs is expected to cause significant shifts
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Stelco and Primobius to construct plant for recycling battery metals
Primobius has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Stelco Inc., Canada. Stelco is pursuing initiatives with major automobile producers
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Rio Tinto partners with InoBat to explore innovative lithium battery initiative
LONDON – Rio Tinto and InoBat, a European battery technology and manufacturing company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to
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Namibia rare earth project reports over 650% increase in mineral resources
Halifax, Nova Scotia – Namibia Critical Metals Inc. (NMI) has pleased to announced an updated of its mineral resource estimate
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Developing low-carbon lithium supply chain for EV manufacturing
The battery-chain in Europe continues to show an increased preference for battery-quality lithium hydroxide, over lithium carbonate, although some entry-level
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IronRidge finds highest grade lithium to date in Ghana
IronRidge Resources, the African focussed minerals exploration company, has reported multiple high-grade lithium pegmatite drill intersections at new targets adjacent
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Myanmar crisis threatens rare earth market
The on-going unrest in the country since the military coup d’état at the start of February, the trade of products across
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Liivent to supply lithium for BMW battery cell
Joining automakers trend, the BMW Group will be accelerating its expansion of e-mobility in the coming years. By 2030, at
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New way to explore for rare earth metals
Geologists and materials scientists at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have discovered a new way of finding new and previously unknown
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Rio Tinto to build new tellurium plant at Kennecott mine
SALT LAKE CITY – Rio Tinto will begin construction on a new plant that will recover tellurium, a critical mineral
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Rio Tinto sells its first aluminium-scandium alloy for 3D printing
MONTREAL – Rio Tinto has signed an agreement to provide a first commercial batch of high-performance aluminium-scandium alloy from its
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Zircon unique properties essential for high-performance jet engine turbine blades
Dr Keven Harlow, executive director, Zircon Industry Association explains why the unique properties of Zircon are essential for the manufacture
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Titanium industry shows signs of recovery since the pandemic
Following the difficult period experienced in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the titanium industry is beginning to
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Exxaro sells Tronox stake for R4.8 billion
Pretoria – Exxaro Resources announced on Thursday the pricing of its upsized offering of 19,108,970 Tronox shares in an underwritten
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Sibanye-Stillwater secures entry into battery metals sector
Johannesburg – Sibanye-Stillwater has announced that it entered into an investment agreement with advanced lithium project, Keliber Oy. The Transaction
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Mick Davis establishes Vision Blue and buys graphite company
LONDON – Vision Blue Resources (VBR) announces that it has raised an initial US$60m and made its first investment of
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Rio Tinto to become first producer of high-quality scandium
SOREL-TRACY, Canada – Rio Tinto will become the first producer of high-quality scandium oxide in North America, with construction of
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Roskill: Rare earth industry is becoming more diversified
According to Roskill, the rare earth industry remained dominated by the Chinese market in 2020, representing over 70% of annual
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First Cobalt signs arrangements for refinery feedstock
TORONTO, ON – First Cobalt Corp. has announced long-term cobalt hydroxide feed arrangements with Glencore AG and IXM SA, a
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Rock Tech raises money to build lithium refinery
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA – Rock Tech Lithium Inc. has announced the closing of its non-brokered private placement of 2,580,645 units
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AVZ Signs First Lithium Offtake Agreement with GFL International
AVZ Minerals Limited has secured a strategic, long-term offtake partner with GFL International Co., a subsidiary of China’s largest lithium
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Yahua to supply Tesla with battery-grade lithium hydroxide
The Chinese Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group has signed a contract with Tesla to supply battery-grade lithium hydroxide for the next
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Roskill: Tantalum market poised for recovery
According to Roskill, tantalum was somewhat protected from the worst effects of COVID-19 early on in 2020, with a supply
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New cobalt-free cathodes for lithium-ion batteries
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new type of cathodes with the potential to replace the costly
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Marginal recovery for lithium industry expected
Since 2018, the prolonged downward trend for lithium compound and mineral concentrate prices has caused a difficult and often painful
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Equinor, Panasonic and Hydro to start European battery business
OSLO, NORWAY – Energy company Equinor, technology company Panasonic, and industrial group Hydro have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to
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Everflow to manufacture vanadium redox flow batteries
FREUDENSTADT, GERMANY – Nusaned Investment and SCHMID Group have closed the JV transaction in Saudi Arabia focusing on manufacturing and
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Salzgitter plant: What happens during battery recycling?
First, the returns will be analysed. After that, there are two paths: either the battery is given a so-called “second
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AMY achieves 99.7% extraction of lithium-ion battery material
SURREY, B.C., CANADA – American Manganese Inc. (AMY) has reported that the RecycLiCo pilot plant leach stages achieved 99.7% extraction
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Global titanium industry is on long-term growth trend
According to Roskill, the global titanium metal industry is on a long-term growth trend, and the 2014-2019 period saw rising
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