Latest Updates Around The World
Britain first entered commercial lithium production when Geothermal Engineering Ltd (GEL) began operations factory in Cornwallcementing the government’s hopes for a domestic supply chain for battery metals. The Redruth-based facility marks the country’s first commercial production of lithium, a metal essential for electric vehicle batteries and energy storage systems. Initial production is set at 100 […]
Zimbabwe has imposed an immediate ban on the export of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates, halting shipments already in transit as the government tightens control over the country’s mining sector. Minister of Mines and Mining Development Polite Kambamura announced on Wednesday that the suspension would take effect immediately and remain in effect until further […]
Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) is raising its long-term outlook for lithium demand after a breakout year for stationary energy storage, underscoring a shift in the battery materials market that is no longer powered solely by electric vehicles. The US-based lithium giant reported this fourth quarter 2025 net sales of $1.4 billion, up 16 percent year-over-year, with adjusted […]
CleanTech Lithium PLC (“CleanTech Lithium” or “CleanTech” or the “Company”) (TARGET: CTL, Frankfurt:T2N)an exploration and development company advancing sustainable lithium projects in Chile, is pleased to announce that it has submitted its application (the “Application”) for a dedicated lithium operating contract (“CEOL”) for Laguna Verde through its Chile-based subsidiary Atacama Salt Lakes SpA (“ASL”). This […]
Altius Minerals (TSX:ALS,OTCQX:ATUSF) is betting on a lithium market recovery and agrees to Lithium Royalty (TSX:LIRC) in a C$520 million deal that will increase its exposure to battery metals. Under one final agreement As announced by the two companies on Monday (Dec. 22), Altius plans to purchase all of the issued common and convertible common […]
As scrutiny of the battery metals supply chain intensifies, the conversation about sustainability has moved far beyond just carbon footprint. During this year’s Benchmark Week, Stefan Debruyne, director of external affairs at Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM) (NYSE:SQM), made that point unmistakably: Sustainability in lithium is as much about people, processes and transparency […]
Contemporary Amperex Technology (SZSE:300750,OTC Pink:CTATF) is preparing to restart its Jianxiawo lithium mine in Jiangxi province in early December, industry sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The sources, who declined to be named, said CATL has asked suppliers and partners to ready equipment, chemicals and workers, and notified refineries that rely on raw materials […]
Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR,OTC:LINRF) held its first digital spot sales auction for 10,000 wet tonnes of spodumene concentrate from the Kathleen Valley lithium operations in Western Australia. The auction, which attracted more than 50 buyers from nine countries, was held on Metalshub, a metals, mining and recycling software platform founded in 2016. The auctioned concentrate, which […]
China’s lithium market strengthened sharply on Monday (Nov 17) after Ganfeng Lithium (OTC Pink:GNENF,HKEX:1772) chairman Li Liangbin said at a domestic industry conference that demand for the key battery metal could grow by as much as 40 percent by 2026. The most traded lithium carbonate contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange rose 9 percent on […]
Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN,OTCQB:MALRF) and Korean steelmaker POSCO Holdings (NYSE:PKX,KRX:005490) have signed a binding agreement, creating a lithium joint venture. According to the editionthe new entity will own 50 percent of Mineral Resources’ existing ownership in the Wodgina and Mt Marion lithium mines in Western Australia. POSCO will make a cash payment of US$765 million to […]
