The US could get a new primary aluminium smelter, investments in copper recycling and projects to decarbonize iron and steelmaking as part of a $6 billion government package announced on Monday, March 25

Shipments of UCO from China have increased in the past three years to Asia and US, but the trend is moving in the opposite direction in Europe

A group of major automotive manufacturers including Tesla and General Motors sent a joint letter with mining companies and electric vehicle (EV) battery companies on Monday February 5 urging the Biden administration to allow a 10% tax credit to apply to both mineral extraction and mineral processing in the US

This initiative marks a significant step towards reducing industrial greenhouse gas emissions and championing the US in the global decarbonization effort

Fastmarkets will amend the specifications of its existing price assessments for Europe/US lithium spot battery-grade and technical-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate to remove the US footprint, and will launch weekly price assessments for spot battery-grade and technical-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate for the United States and Canada on Thursday April 4.

Industry participants across the global battery raw materials markets gathered for Fastmarkets’ Asian Battery Raw Materials Conference in Seoul, South Korea, on April 22-23. Fastmarkets outlines four of the biggest talking points for lithium, nickel, cobalt and graphite

The company will be growing its battery-grade lithium carbonate or hydroxide production from its new direct-lithium extraction (DLE) project

Hamburg-based copper producer Aurubis is considering the US and Europe among options for a future black mass recycling plant, chief executive officer Roland Harings told Fastmarkets on Monday January 8

South Korea plans to reduce its reliance on countries such as China when it comes to sourcing materials - including critical minerals such as graphite and rare earths - to avoid potential supply chain disruptions.