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January 2022
26 January 2022
Lithium Americas has finalized the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of junior miner Millennial Lithium, the United States- and Canada-listed junior miner said on Tuesday January 25.
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26 January 2022
Rio Tinto’s major setback at its lithium development project in Serbia exposes the overall fragility of Europe’s outlook for bringing battery raw material sourcing closer to home.
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25 January 2022
Spot prices for spodumene concentrate continued to post sharp gains over the past fortnight due to tight supply combined with continuously improving demand for downstream lithium chemicals amid booming electric vehicle (EV) demand worldwide.
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20 January 2022
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday January 20.
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19 January 2022
Fastmarkets’ graphite value in use (VIU) for carbon content of flake material has fallen to its lowest level since Fastmarkets began the measurement, while the price premium of large flake over fine flake has also been narrowing due to rising costs and prices for all materials.
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17 January 2022
Trading companies are concerned about the potential risk to their reputation and image while they form their strategies to capitalize on the business opportunities offered by energy transition efforts, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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13 January 2022
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday January 13.
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12 January 2022
Canada-based Northern Graphite plans to quickly develop its Bissett Creek mine in the province of Ontario and to develop downstream graphite projects, once it has made the jump to becoming a producer with the purchases of two further mines, chief executive officer Greg Bowes has told Fastmarkets.
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12 January 2022
Chinese battery makers are expected to consider increasing the proportion of natural graphite feedstock they use in anode material because of the fast-rising cost profile and availability issues affecting supplies of synthetic graphite.
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11 January 2022
The Finish subsidiary of graphite junior Beowulf Mining - Grafintec - and Epsilon Advanced Materials have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Vaasa, Finland, to develop an anode material production facility.
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10 January 2022
European lithium chemical suppliers Leverton and Helm have formed a joint venture to expand manufacturing capacity of battery-grade lithium chemicals to serve the nascent battery industry in the region, the companies announced on Monday January 10.
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10 January 2022
Nouveau Monde Graphite has appointed Bernard Perron as chief operating officer as it seeks to become an integrated graphite anode material producer.
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06 January 2022
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday January 6.
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06 January 2022
The latest merger of rare earth producers in China shows that balance of power in this critical material sector is nowhere near where western governments would like it to be.
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05 January 2022
China’s growing appetite for electric vehicles (EVs) is likely to offset any negative impact arising from the 30% cut to buyer subsidies announced by the government on the last day of 2021, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday January 4.