Chinese battery giant CATL has reopened its lithium lepidolite mine and refinery in Jiangxi province, a spokesperson for its refinery joint venture partner Lopal Tech said on Tuesday.

While hype continues to build around the development of solid-state batteries, the good-old lithium-ion (Li-ion) formula, ...

Canadian company Mangrove Lithium has secured a $35m (C$50.61m) investment for the construction of a lithium refining plant in Delta, British Columbia (BC). The project is said to be the “first ...

The production of lithium carbonate achieves a battery quality purity of 99.71% based on internal analysis as outlined in the January 15, 2025 announcement. Achieving this purity as an initial ...

The project's first phase targets an annual production of 22,500 tons of lithium carbonate, doubling to 45,000 tons in two phases upon completion. Hege Skryseth, Equinor’s executive vice ...

It produced its first battery-grade lithium carbonate in August last year, which was verified by Vancouver-based Saltworks Technology, a specialist in treating wastewater and refining lithium. The ...

“With the two new contracts, we plan to reach 49,000 tons of lithium carbonate annually within three years,” Omar Alarcon, president of state-owned lithium company YLB, said in an interview.

The deal is set to close by July. Credit: Adwo via Shutterstock. Rio Tinto is reportedly set to establish a standalone lithium division following the completion of its $6.7bn acquisition of Arcadium ...

Sodium-ion batteries show promise as a cheaper, more sustainable alternative to lithium-ion but need major advancements to become competitive. Stanford’s STEER study emphasizes that innovation, not ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Washington | Australian lithium miner Ioneer has received a $US996 million ($1.6 billion) loan ...