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March 2021
08 March 2021
With demand for lithium continuing to recover in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Chile’s Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) and other major lithium miners have announced plans to expand production while highlighting their commitments to sustainable lithium extraction.
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05 March 2021
China’s domestic battery-grade lithium hydroxide price surged by 19.8% to a 19-month high on Thursday March 4, driven by tight spot supply and higher offering prices from most producers - conditions that have supported bullish market sentiment across the other global regions.
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04 March 2021
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday March 4.
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04 March 2021
A summary of results for the lithium division of Chilean producer Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) for the fourth quarter of 2020, as shown in its quarterly update published on Wednesday March 3.
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04 March 2021
China will actively promote the development of offshore wind power as part of its effort to build clean energy infrastructure across the country, according to a carbon neutrality action plan issued by State Grid Corp of China on Monday March 1.
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03 March 2021
Inner Mongolia will be the first region to start China's drive to reduce energy-hungry industrial projects such as coking coal from 2021 onward, a draft notice seen by Fastmarkets said.
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02 March 2021
Junior miner Lithium Americas will start production of lithium at its Cauchari-Olaroz site in north-west Argentina in mid-2022, it announced on Tuesday March 2.
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01 March 2021
United States-based lithium producer Livent will supply battery-grade lithium carbonate and hydroxide to German carmaker BMW.
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February 2021
26 February 2021
Graphite company Syrah Resources plans to ramp up its flake output to 15,000 tonnes per month when it re-emerges in the next two or three months with a more flexible approach to production, chief executive officer Shaun Verner told Fastmarkets on Thursday February 25.
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26 February 2021
United States President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday February 24 intended to secure his nation’s supply chains through a review of critical products, which will include computer chips and batteries.
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25 February 2021
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday February 25.
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24 February 2021
NextSource Materials has ramped up its phased graphite production plans following requests from offtake partners, and following an investment from future chairman Mick Davis, NextSource Materials executive vice president Brent Nykoliation told Fastmarkets on Friday February 19.
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24 February 2021
At least $14 trillion must be invested in the electricity grid worldwide by 2050 to support new energy usages, research consultancy BloombergNEF reported on Tuesday February 23.
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22 February 2021
Chile’s Corfo on Friday February 19 filed an arbitration process with the International Chamber of Commerce against United States-based lithium miner Albemarle for allegedly underpaying royalties on its lithium sales, Corfo confirmed to Fastmarkets on Monday February 22.
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19 February 2021
New structures to lithium contracts will provide more flexibility to raise prices in response to improving market conditions, United States-based lithium producer Albemarle said during an earnings call on Thursday February 18.
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19 February 2021
China’s domestic lithium carbonate price increased by 4.4% over the week to Thursday February 18 supported by tight supply in the spot market, while the Asian seaborne lithium hydroxide market moved up for the first time in five months influenced by China’s price upturn.
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18 February 2021
A summary of United States-based lithium producer Albemarle’s results for the fourth quarter of 2020, as stated in a quarterly report published on Wednesday February 17.
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18 February 2021
Tirupati Graphite has begun the second phase of its plan to ramp up graphite flake production from its Vatomina and Sahamamy projects in Madagascar, the company said on Thursday February 18.
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18 February 2021
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday February 18.
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17 February 2021
United States-based minerals producer Westwater Resources expects to begin commercial production of battery-grade graphite in 2023 to meet anticipated demand for the product from the transportation sector, which the company estimates will grow by 23% annually over the next 10 years.
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17 February 2021
The board of Chilean lithium producer Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) has approved the company’s investment in the Mount Holland lithium project in Western Australia, it said on Wednesday February 17.
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16 February 2021
Ford Motor Co is the first United States-based automaker to join the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), with plans to increasingly rely on mined minerals while it expands its investment in the electrification of its fleet, the company said on Monday February 15.
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16 February 2021
Startup Italvolt will build the first lithium-ion battery gigafactory in Italy with an initial capacity of 45 GWh, it announced on Monday February 15.
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12 February 2021
Northern Minerals will raise $20 million of new capital to fast-track its commercial rare earth production.
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12 February 2021
Key data from Fastmarkets’ pricing session in Europe on Thursday February 11.
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11 February 2021
Canadian junior Nouveau Monde Graphite has won approval to build what it has described as "the western world’s biggest graphite mine" in Québec.
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11 February 2021
Key industrial groups in Spain have set up Battchain, a consortium created to respond to surging demand for batteries in Europe at a time when the region is transitioning to greener mobility, junior miner Infinity Lithium announced on Wednesday February 10.
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11 February 2021
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe
for the week ended Thursday February 11.
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11 February 2021
A steady stream of unfunded yet highly prospective opportunities in the battery minerals space led Sir Mick Davis to form investment company Vision Blue Resources (VBR) earlier this year - after raising $60 million in the first few weeks, it’s already made its first investment and more will soon follow, Davis told Fastmarkets.
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11 February 2021
Decreased availability of graphite products from China due to strong domestic consumption, coupled with increased transportation costs, has fostered interest in material from other sources, with producers reporting increased demand for material ranging from large sizes to amorphous flake.
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10 February 2021
South Korean president Moon Jae-in unveiled plans on Friday February 5 for a $48.5 billion project to construct the world’s largest wind power plant.
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09 February 2021
The rate of oilfield activity in the United States continues to rise, with the markets recovering from the sharp decline in prices resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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05 February 2021
Graphite and gold explorer and developer Volt Resources is proposing to acquire 70% of Zavalievsky Graphite in the Ukraine, the company said on Friday February 5.
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05 February 2021
Junior miner Bacanora Lithium has signed a new joint venture agreement with offtake partner Ganfeng Lithium after the latter exercised the option to increase its stake in the Sonora lithium project to 50%, it said on February 1.
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05 February 2021
China’s acidspar export price was stable in the week to Thursday February 4 amid slow overseas downstream buying activity, and market participants did not expect any improvement ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday on February 11-17.
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05 February 2021
Lithium carbonate prices in Europe and the United States as well as the seaborne Asia market rose in the week to Thursday February 4, supported by the continued uptrend in China’s domestic market.
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04 February 2021
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday February 4.
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04 February 2021
The change in direction on the part of the new United States administration with a higher focus on domestic manufacturing and local supply chains will benefit both established and developing minerals and metals sectors, including steel, rare earths, graphite and lithium.
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03 February 2021
New energy companies are turning to the soaring equity markets to fund their future expansion.
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01 February 2021
US President Joe Biden’s first moves to reshape the country’s energy industry could have been a lot worse for the fracking sector, but the devil may be in the details.
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01 February 2021
The spodumene price cif China posted a sharp month-on-month increase at the end of January after a pick-up in customer inquiries, and market participants expect further rises against a backdrop of bullish supply-demand for the raw material and rising lithium chemical prices in China.