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The Vancouver, Canada-based Lithium Americas (LAC) entered into a new $625-million investment agreement with the US automaker General Motors (GM) for establishing a joint venture to fund, develop, construct and operate LAC’s Thacker Pass lithium mine, the company announced on Wednesday October 16.
The outlook for global steel demand for the remainder of 2024 has turned increasingly gloomy for developing economies, according to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel), but 2025 looks more positive for much of the world’s steel industry due in part to the expected stabilization of China’s real estate sector
Northern Graphite and Rain Carbon have partnered to produce natural graphite-based battery anode material (BAM) for lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), with commercial availability expected by 2027, Northern Graphite CEO Hugues Jacquemin told Fastmarkets.
Imports of cobalt intermediates have continued to rise in China, with January-September volumes already exceeding that of the entire previous year. This excessive inflow has led to an enduring oversupply in the domestic cobalt market, sources have told Fastmarkets
British recycling firm Altilium is building up its operations to a “fully circular” model that will enable the recovery of battery-grade metals from scrap or black mass, a company spokesman told Fastmarkets on Thursday October 10.
Fastmarkets proposes to launch a fortnightly price assessment for CIF China low-grade ferro-nickel with 20-25% nickel contained.
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