Lithium hydroxide spot prices continued to rise across the board in the week to Tuesday November 15, with key producers bringing expansion projects online and demand expected to remain healthy, market sources said

Despite having the world’s largest known resources of lithium, Bolivia has been seriously lagging in its ability to turn them into resources for commercial development. But that could all be about to change.

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Japan was where the world’s first lithium-ion battery and hybrid vehicle were made, but the country is aware that its position in the production of both battery materials and battery cells is falling behind its Asian peers, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday, January 31

German equipment provider SMS Group will provide a logistics and storage system for a forthcoming $238.7 million aluminium foil plant being built in the US by South Korea’s LOTTE Group to meet demand for the material’s use in electric vehicles (EVs)

NextSource Materials is increasing output from its newly commissioned Molo graphite mine in Madagascar to meet demand from the refractories sector and as part of its downstream expansion into the anode market

The expected explosive growth in the use of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) means that the recycling of battery raw materials will become increasingly important both economically and environmentally, but development of the anode side of the battery continues to lag behind the cathode

The descent of UK-based battery manufacturer Britishvolt into administration this week is a timely reminder that the path to achieving the electrification of mobility and the broader energy transition is not going to be easy

The US intends to impose a 200% tariff on imports of Russia-origin aluminium, as well as derivative products containing it

US automotive manufacturer Ford’s announcement that it would invest $3.5 billion to build a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) plant in the US state of Michigan marks the chemistry’s adoption in a nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) dominated market