German auto maker giant Volkswagen has just upped its bet on electric vehicles ( EV s) by overhauling its Salzitter plant to focus on production processes for battery cells for the new generation of cars, which the company plans to also start producing soon.
News ID: 3430 Publish Date : 2019/01/26
China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) plans to produce 60 gigawatt hours (GWh) beginning in 2026 from its battery factory in Germany, its first production site in Europe and the grounds of car giants BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler AG.
News ID: 3380 Publish Date : 2019/01/23
Canada’s Cobalt 27 Capital (TSXV: KBLT)(OTCQX: CBLLF)(FRA: 27O) is tapping into the lithium sector by acquiring a royalty of 1.5% of gross revenues and A$2 per tonne of ore mined at the Mount Marion lithium project in Western Australia, the latest in a series of major deals the company has announced in less than a year.
News ID: 3199 Publish Date : 2019/01/08
Global refined copper consumption will register steady growth over the coming years, driven by demand from the power industry, rising electric vehicle ( EV ) production and a positive global economic growth outlook, a new copper supply and demand outlook by Fitch Solutions shows.
News ID: 3181 Publish Date : 2019/01/07
Canadian junior miner Explorex Resources (CSE:EX) (OTC:EXPXF) said Monday that crews had been mobilized to initiate the maiden drill program at its cobalt-manganese base metals Kagoot Brook project, located in New Brunswick, Atlantic Canada.
News ID: 2973 Publish Date : 2018/12/18
Vale, the Brazilian mining giant built on supplying the world's steel mills with iron ore, is now betting on the electric vehicle ( EV ) revolution to turn its nickel division around.
News ID: 2843 Publish Date : 2018/12/08
German automaker Volkswagen said Friday it will spend tens of billions of dollars refocusing the company on the making of electric cars, autonomous vehicles and new mobility services.
News ID: 2639 Publish Date : 2018/11/17
Rapid growth in electric vehicle ( EV ) production and an increasing market share of high-nickel-content battery cathode materials will boost nickel demand in the long term, according to Russian producer Norilsk Nickel's regional analyst Dmitry Zamula.
News ID: 2554 Publish Date : 2018/11/09
Since hitting near decade highs in March, cobalt prices are down by more than a third, languishing in the low $50,000s.Now a new report sees the battery raw material recovering some 30% in price. And quickly.
News ID: 2551 Publish Date : 2018/11/09
While the global automotive industry is undergoing profound changes, it seems that carmakers and auto policymakers in Iran are stuck in the past, executive vice president of PSA Group for Africa and the Middle East said during an interview in Tehran.
News ID: 1665 Publish Date : 2017/12/11
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Iran Alloy Steel Company intends to purchase 12 tons of ferrotungsten through public tender
Iran Alloy Steel Company intends to purchase 150 tons of Low-Carbon Ferro Manganese through public tender
Earth AI, Legacy Minerals make first greenfield palladium discovery using artificial intelligence
Mexico’s proposed higher mining royalties could block nearly $7bn in investments
Sierra Leone woos miners to clean energy with $11 billion plan
Alrosa plans production cuts and staff reduction for 2025
Chile’s rare salt flat fish face threat from lithium mining project
Endeavour Silver raises $73m for Pitarrilla project
Chile’s rare salt flat fish faces threat from lithium mining project