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May 2021
12 May 2021
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has approved a draft inter-ministerial decree relating to the development of the Manono lithium and tin project by Australian miner AVZ, the company announced on Monday May 10.
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12 May 2021
A summary of United States-based lithium producer Albemarle’s results for the first quarter of 2021, as stated in its quarterly report published on Wednesday May 5.
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12 May 2021
Pilbara Minerals has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sydney-based technology company Calix Limited to jointly undertake a scoping study to evaluate a new refining process, the Australian lithium miner said on Tuesday May 11.
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10 May 2021
The global mineral industry will have to rapidly scale up production to meet surging demand from the new energy sector, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned.
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10 May 2021
China-based lithium producer Ganfeng Lithium has agreed to acquire Bacanora Lithium for up to £190 million ($264 million) via Shanghai Ganfeng, its wholly-owned subsidiary, according to a statement filed to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Friday May 7.
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07 May 2021
Construction work will restart in the near future at the Kniwana lithium hydroxide plant in Western Australia after Australia-based exploration and mining company IGO joined the venture at the end of 2020, a spokesperson at joint-owner Tianqi told Fastmarkets on Tuesday May 4.
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07 May 2021
The battery-grade seaborne Asian lithium carbonate market continued to post gains over the week on Thursday May 6 amid tight spot availability.
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07 May 2021
Chile’s lower house has voted to approve a controversial mining royalty bill that could see sales of copper taxed at a rate of more than 32%.
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07 May 2021
China-based lithium producer Ganfeng Lithium has agreed to acquire Bacanora Lithium for up to £190 million ($264 million) via Shanghai Ganfeng, its wholly-owned subsidiary, according to a statement filed to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Friday May 7.
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05 May 2021
Lithium miner Livent has resumed its plans for capacity expansion with lithium demand continuing to recover, and on Monday May 3 the US-based company announced increased first-quarter revenues.
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04 May 2021
The CME Group’s cash-settled lithium futures contract, which is settled against Fastmarkets’ assessment of the spot price for battery-grade lithium hydroxide in China, Japan and South Korea, was traded for the first time on Monday May 3.
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April 2021
30 April 2021
Tight spot supply and the upward momentum of lithium raw material prices continued to support lithium hydroxide prices in Asia in the week to Thursday April 29.
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29 April 2021
The current Argentinian administration under President Alberto Fernández is committed to developing the lithium resources that the country owns, although the government’s efforts could be dampened by the lingering historic macroeconomic instability of the state, analysts told Fastmarkets.
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28 April 2021
A summary of Tianqi Lithium Corp’s results for 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 from its earnings reports published on Wednesday April 28.
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26 April 2021
The United States has announced new climate change targets, even more stringent than those under the existing Paris Agreement, which are likely to have far-reaching effects on the metals and mineral markets.
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26 April 2021
United States-based lithium producer Albemarle has settled a dispute about its lithium reserves with the Chilean Nuclear Agency (CCHEN), the company said on Monday April 26.
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23 April 2021
Lithium hydroxide prices in China have been firm over the week to Thursday April 22 amid tight availability, however, lithium carbonate prices softened due to the restart and ramp-up of operations in Qinghai province.
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22 April 2021
A summary of China’s battery raw materials exports for March 2021
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22 April 2021
A summary of China’s battery raw materials imports for March 2021.
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21 April 2021
Mineral processing company Green Lithium announced on Tuesday April 20 that it has secured funding of £631,000 ($880,000) from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) to support the construction a large-scale lithium refinery in the UK.
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21 April 2021
A summary of Australian spodumene concentrate miner Pilbara Minerals’ results for the first quarter of 2021, released on Wednesday April 21.
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19 April 2021
British speciality chemicals firm Johnson Matthey (JM) has secured long-term supply agreements for both cobalt and lithium with major producers, while scaling up its battery materials business in Europe, it said on Monday April 19.
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19 April 2021
Australian lithium-spodumene producer Altura Mining has appointed Alex Cheeseman chief executive officer with immediate effect, the company said on Friday April 16.
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19 April 2021
Australian lithium miners Galaxy Resources and Orocobre have entered into a binding merger implementation deed that will see the latter acquire 100% of the fully paid ordinary shares in the former, the companies announced on Monday April 19.
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16 April 2021
The spodumene import price in China has been skyrocketing since the beginning of 2021 following a pickup in customer inquiries and tight availability of the raw material since Altura Mining's assets were taken off the market.
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16 April 2021
A summary of Australian lithium miner Orocobre’s results for the first quarter of 2021, released on Wednesday April 14.
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16 April 2021
Concerns over South American producers' capacity to meet demand expectations for 2021 aggravated the lingering tight availability of battery-grade lithium compounds in the Asian seaborne market in the week to Thursday April 15.
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13 April 2021
Chinese automotive production jumped by 71.6% annually in March to 2.462 million units, providing strong support for upstream metal prices.
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12 April 2021
A summary of Australia-based spodumene concentrate miner Galaxy Resources’ preliminary results for the first quarter of 2021, released on Monday April 12.
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09 April 2021
The one-month border closure and tightened restrictions in Chile are not likely to impact the lithium operations in the country, two incumbent producer sources told Fastmarkets.
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09 April 2021
Lithium prices across the globe have been moving up slowly over the week to Thursday April 8 while the market is keeping an eye on the potential impact of fresh new market restrictions in Chile, sources told Fastmarkets.
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08 April 2021
Fastmarkets has partnered with the CME Group to launch a cash-settled lithium futures contract that will be settled against Fastmarkets’ assessment for lithium hydroxide battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, the exchange announced on Thursday April 8.
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07 April 2021
Mining group Rio Tinto has started production of battery-grade lithium from waste rock at a demonstration plant located at a Boron mine site in California, in the United States, the company said on Wednesday April 7.
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07 April 2021
Tesla delivered 184,800 electric vehicles (EV) in the first quarter of 2021 despite a shortage of computer chips that has crippled the global auto industry, the world’s biggest EV maker said on Friday April 2.
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07 April 2021
China-based nickel and stainless steel producer Tsinghshan Holding Group will invest 10.3 billion yuan ($1.57 billion) to build a lithium-ion battery plant in the southern China province of Guangdong, it said on April 1.
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05 April 2021
Global lithium markets were generally firm in the week ended Thursday April 1, with domestic Chinese prices rising on fresh restocking by consumers after having been stable for a couple of weeks.
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01 April 2021
A summary of China-headquartered Ganfeng Lithium’s 2020 annual report, released by the company on Wednesday March 31.