Lithium

Metal

American Lithium Increases Falchani Project Investment to $847M-Report

Canada-based American Lithium has increased its investment in the Falchani lithium project in Puno, Peru, by 22%, bringing the total to $847 million. The decisi…

Metal

US Government Seeks up to 10% Stake in Thacker Pass Lithium Project

The US government is reportedly negotiating to acquire up to a 10% equity stake in Lithium Americas as part of a revision of the company’s $2.26 billion (…

Metal

Anson Resources, LG Energy Solution Sign Five-Year Lithium Offtake Deal

On Wednesday, Anson Resources, an Australian mining company, signed an offtake agreement with South Korea’s LG Energy Solution for the supply of battery-g…

Metal

E3 Lithium Obtains Permit Approvals for Clearwater Facility Phase Two

E3 Lithium, a Canadian company, has received the required regulatory permit approvals from the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) to advance phase two of the Clearw…

Electric Vehicle Battery

CATL Unveils No Propagation 3.0 Battery Safety Technology, Shenxing Pro LFP Battery in Munich

On September 7, Chinese battery manufacturer CATL hosted a product launch in Munich, Germany, where it introduced NP3.0 (No Propagation 3.0), its most advanced …

Battery

SK On to Supply LFP Batteries to Flatiron Energy

SK On, a South Korean battery manufacturer, has signed a supply agreement with Flatiron Energy Development, a U.S.-based company, to provide lithium iron phosph…

Metal

KoBold Metals Receives Seven Permits for Lithium Exploration in DRC

KoBold Metals, backed by prominent investors including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has obtained seven exploration permits in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR…

United States

CB&I Awarded Contract for Tanks at Thacker Pass Lithium Site

CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) recently announced it has been awarded a large ($50-$100 million) contract by Lithium Nevada LLC, a wholly owned subsidi…

EVTOL

CALB, GOVY Deepen Partnership to Advance EVTOL Battery Technology in China’s Low-Altitude Aviation Push

On August 8, CALB, a leading Chinese lithium battery supplier, and Guangdong GOVY Technology Co., Ltd. ("GOVY"), the flying car division of GAC Group, strengthe…

Metal

CATL Suspends Production at China Lithium Mine

On August 10, 2025, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), a leading global manufacturer of electric vehicle batteries, announced a temporary suspensi…

Electric Vehicles

FORVIA HELLA Achieves Volume Production of 12V Lithium Battery Management System in China With EVE Energy

On August 6, 2025, FORVIA HELLA announced the world’s first mass production of a 12V lithium battery management system (BMS) in China, developed in collab…

Energy Storage Project

Maxvolt Launches Smart Inverter With Inbuilt Lithium Battery

Indian battery manufacturer MaxVolt Industries Energy Limited, based in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, has expanded its product lineup with the introduction of a Sma…

Metal

Rio Tinto, ENAMI Form JV for Altoandinos Lithium Project in Chile

Rio Tinto, a global mining company, and Empresa Nacional de Minería (ENAMI), a Chilean state-owned mining company, have signed a binding agreement to est…

Belgium

Syensqo and Cylib Successfully Produce High-Purity LiOH From Spent EV Batteries

Syensqo, based in Brussels, Belgium, and cylib, headquartered in Aachen, Germany, have reached a significant milestone in sustainable battery materials processi…

Metal

Vulcan Energy Receives $122M in Grants for Lithium Project

Vulcan Energy has obtained €104 million ($121.8 million) in grants to support its Clean Lithium for Battery Cell Production project (Li4BAT), a key compone…