Allkem, Livent merge to create world's third largest lithium miner

US-based Livent and Australia-based Allkem are combining in a $10.6 billion all-stock deal that will create the world's third-largest producer of lithium, a metal pivotal to making...

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Chile releases National Strategy For Lithium; plans to nationalize the industry

Chile's President, Gabriel Boric recently announced the government's National Lithium Strategy asserting that the State will be present throughout the lithium produc...

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GM leads $50 Mn funding round in EnergyX to unlock Lithium supply in US

Energy Exploration Technologies Inc. (EnergyX) and General Motors (GM) have announced that GM Ventures has led a $50 million Series B financing round in EnergyX, along with&nb...

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Mercedes-Benz to source Battery-grade Lithium Hydroxide from Rock Tech Lithium in Germany

German-Canadian startup Rock Tech Lithium Inc. has commenced the ground works for its lithium plant in Guben, Brandenburg in Germany to supply Mercedes-Benz with battery-grade lith...

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Electra recovers Lithium from Battery Recycling trial, claims improved economics

Canadian firm Electra Battery Materials Corporation had recently announced the successful recovery of lithium, a critical mineral needed for the electric v...

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India-Australia Critical Minerals Partnership eyes 5 Lithium, Cobalt projects

India and Australia have reached a major milestone in working towards investment in critical minerals projects to develop supply chains between the two countries. The countries hav...

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India finds 5.9 million tons of Lithium reserves in Reasi district of J&K

In a what can be considered as a big reveal for the mineral industry, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has found a massive deposit of lithium within the Indian territory. ...

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GM to invest $650m in Lithium Americas to develop largest lithium source in US

American automaker General Motors and Lithium Americas recently announced an investment agreement to develop the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada, which is claimed as the...

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DoE invests in harvesting cost-efficient lithium from geothermal brines

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has recently taken a significant step forward in its effort to shore up America's domestic supply of battery-grade lithium—a subs...

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Green Lithium large-scale merchant lithium refinery in UK announced

United Kingdom's first-ever merchant lithium refinery to supply battery grade materials for use in the electric vehicle, renewable energy and consumer technology supply chains has ...

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Mercedes-Benz, Rock Tech Lithium sign supply agreement for battery-grade Lithium

Mercedes-Benz AG has concluded a supply agreement with Canadian-German start-up Rock Tech Lithium Inc. to secure high-quality lithium meant for EV battery production as part of a d...

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Ford secures 60 GWh of annual battery capacity for 600,000 EVs by late 2023

American automaker Ford's recent announcements regarding a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials has shed clear light on the company's strategic pla...

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DOE announces finalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the finalists in the $4 million American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize, a competition supporting innovations that help ...

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Stellantis invests €50 million in Vulcan Energy to boost low-carbon LiOH for EV production

Stellantis N.V. and Vulcan Energy Resources have announced the former's €50 million equity investment in Vulcan Energy, along with an extension of the original binding offtake agre...

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Snow Lake Lithium, Univ. of Manitoba collaborates to reinforce understanding of Li deposits

Snow Lake Resources Ltd., d/b/a Snow Lake Lithium Ltd., and the University of Manitoba are collaborating to strengthen the understanding of the lithium deposits in Snow Lake and su...

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InoBat, Green Lithium envision first large-scale commercial lithium refinery in UK

EV battery supplier InoBat Auto and mineral processing firm Green Lithium are in talks to build and operate the first large-scale commercial lithium refinery in the UK, have agreed...

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BMW forms closed loop for recycling Ni, Li and Co from Eol batteries in China

The BMW Group is massively expanding its use of secondary material in closed recycling loops to achieve climate neutrality and sustainability. For the first time in China, the BMW ...

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Li-ion battery market capacity might surpass 6 TWh by this decade end

The cumulative production capacity of lithium-ion batteries in global markets could reach over 6,000 GWh (6TWh) by the end of this decade, based on current plans of international m...

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Lake Resources, Ford ink non-binding MoU for Li offtake from the Kachi Project

Australia-based Lithium developer Lake Resources has announced that it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ford Motor Company for the offtake of approxi...

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Vulcan Energy, LGES inks binding agreement for lithium hydroxide

Vulcan Energy Resources, the company developing Zero Carbon Lithium projects to produce both renewable geothermal energy and lithium hydroxide for electric vehicles from the same d...

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India to sign MoU with Argentina for mineral resource cooperation

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will provide an institutional mechanism for cooperation for mineral ...

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