Ellen Lenny-Pessagno, global vice president for external affairs and sustainability for Albemarle Energy Storage, joins us for a guest blog ahead of giving her insights on a sustainable future ahead of the Fastmarkets Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials event in Las Vegas on June 20-22

The ongoing negotiations between Codelco and Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM) can produce a win-win situation for both parties if some principles are followed

Finland-headquartered Fortum Battery Recycling has signed an agreement with refinery AMG Lithium for the supply of recycled lithium hydroxide, the two companies said on Wednesday May 24

State-owned copper giant Codelco has created two subsidiaries to further its expansion into lithium, a metal Chile has identified as essential not only for the global energy transition but for its own future development

US carmaker Ford has secured long-term supplies of battery-grade lithium from major producers Albemarle and Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM)

Chinese lithium producer Tianqi Lithium plans to establish a battery-grade lithium hydroxide project with capacity of 30,000 tonnes per year in Zhangjiagang, Suzhou in China’s Jiangsu province, the company said on Friday May 12

Tesla’s $1 billion project aims at increasing the carmaker efforts of producing battery-grade lithium hydroxide domestically in the United States to serve the growing North American e-mobility market, the company said

China’s lepidolite production on a lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) basis accounted for 12.2% of global lithium production in 2022 and is forecast to account for more than 15% of global lithium production in 2032

The US is lagging in its ability to collect and process lithium-ion batteries, contributing to a massive impending deficit in the domestic supply of lithium that is needed to meet demand for electric vehicles (EVs)

Global lithium miner Allkem and its peer Livent Corp have signed a definite agreement to combine in an all-stock merger