Powering down: lithium battery supply exceeds demand
Demand is growing for lithium-ion batteries to serve electric vehicles and stationary energy storage systems. However, thanks to aggressive manufacturing
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Hatch and Küttner join in green technologies and battery solutions
Essen, Germany — Hatch has announced the integration of Küttner into its group of companies. Together, Hatch Küttner becomes Europe’s
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Northvolt selects Canada for its new lithium-ion battery gigafactory
Swedish lithium-ion battery manufacturer Northvolt today announced that it will establish a fully integrated lithium-ion battery gigafactory near Montreal, Quebec.
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Toyota to invest $5.6 billion in Japan and US battery production
Toyota is stepping up its game in terms of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) to significantly increase the volume in the coming
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Glencore and Li-Cycle to advance lithium-ion battery recycling
Glencore has announced the establishment of a strategic partnership with Li-Cycle Holdings Corp., a leading lithium-ion battery recycler in North
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AMY to expand into Asia’s lithium-ion battery recycling market
American Manganese Inc. (AMY), a pioneer in advanced lithium-ion battery cathode recycling-upcycling, is pleased to announce that it has signed
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Start-up demonstrates low-cost tin foil anodes for lithium-ion batteries
Nanode, a tech start-up, has developed a low-cost tin foil anode technology for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries to increase volumetric
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Why is now time for Lithium mining?
The global energy storage revolution is generating high demand for new sources of lithium (Li) with analysts forecasting significant demand increases
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Panasonic, Equinor and Hydro to explore European battery business
Technology company Panasonic, energy company Equinor and industrial group Hydro have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a
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TES to recycle battery metals at its Rotterdam plant
TES is commencing operations at a large facility in the port of Rotterdam to recycle batteries from electric vehicles. TES
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VARTA starts its new lithium-ion cell factory in Bavaria
The technology company with headquarters in Ellwangen is expanding its production area in Bavaria to a total of 60,000 square
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Metal cathodes and precursors for battery and EV materials
Lithium-ion batteries are enabling a revolution in the transport and energy sectors, with governments, automakers, utilities, and chemical companies ramping
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Metal cathodes and precursors for battery and EV materials
Lithium-ion batteries are enabling a revolution in the transport and energy sectors, with governments, automakers, utilities, and chemical companies ramping
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Higher-density Li-ion batteries and fast-charging for Volvo EVs
At the recently held Tech Moment event, Volvo Cars laid out its future technology roadmap as it transitions towards becoming
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AMY produces cathode precursor from recycled cathode waste
American Manganese Inc. (AMY), a pioneer in advanced lithium-ion battery cathode recycling, and its independent R&D contractor Kemetco Research Inc. are
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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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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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Tin to help achieve extreme fast charging EV batteries
Pioneering lithium-ion battery start-up StoreDot is focusing on silicon and tin to achieve extreme fast charging. Their first five-minute batteries
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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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Tin boosts silicon performance in lithium-ion batteries
Tin nanoparticles are key to stabilising silicon-graphite anodes in lithium-ion batteries, according to the latest published research. This work adds
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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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Changing face of nickel consuming industry
Whilst the stainless steel industry today still accounts for around 70% of total nickel consumed, growth has been driven by
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Nobel Prize winner explains potential for tin use in lithium-ion batteries
Stanley Wittingham, jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2019 as one of the founding fathers of lithium-ion batteries,
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EV represents largest growth sector for nickel over next 20 years
This article is based on a document that was prepared by market analyst Roskill and released by the Joint Research
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Sodium-ion battery edges closer to lithium-ion performance with tin
For years, research and development of sodium-ion batteries has taken place alongside lithium-ion batteries as the two storage systems have
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New lithium-ion battery research puts tin in charge
New research from teams in the US and China has continued to drive tin into the spotlight as a simple,
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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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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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