Rare earths: China is firmly in the saddle, despite the Pentagon investing millions
Rare earths: China is firmly in the saddle, despite millions in investments by the Pentagon China is closely guarding its dominant position in rare earths and the production of permanent magnets, which are relevant for climate technologies and the military. An Asia expert warns that China is exerting influence on western industry, which hardly exists, through hidden ties. Mike Pompeo traveled […]
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E-car batteries: Nickel from Indonesia instead of Russia
E-car batteries: Nickel from Indonesia instead of Russia The demand for nickel for cathodes will multiply by 2030. So far, the emerging EU battery industry has been dependent on Russian nickel. Because of the war in Ukraine, nickel from Indonesia is very popular. There, however, mining threatens primeval forests and isolated indigenous peoples. Joko Widodo's popularity limited […]
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Auto industry biggest driver for cobalt mining
The automotive industry is the biggest driver of cobalt mining The continuing miserable mining conditions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are casting a shadow over the otherwise clean image of electromobility. Even if there are now alternatives, cobalt will remain indispensable for electric cars in the medium term. Despite price volatility and sometimes inhumane working conditions, global mining increased to 2021 tons in 175.000, according to The Cobalt Institute. Corresponding […]
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Lithium industry: need for improvement in carbon footprint and water consumption
Lithium industry: need for improvement in the CO2 balance and water consumption No matter which battery chemistry will prevail in electric cars in the coming years: lithium will remain an irreplaceable component in traction batteries in the future. The demand for the light metal will increase dramatically in the coming years - and with it the ecological problems associated with mining. Demand […]
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Aluminum manufacturers are going green and may risk shutting down the market.
Aluminum manufacturers are going green and may risk shutting down the market. Tesla orders huge aluminum casting presses for its assembly line in Germany. The "Gigapress" is the size of a small house and with a single module it will replace around 70 parts that are currently being glued and riveted into the car's chassis. Aluminum is one of the materials of choice for [...]
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Millennium and the mining industry, the impending shortage of battery metals
Millennium and the mining industry, the impending shortage of battery metals - Mining Indaba 2020. In the trend report Tracking the trends 2019 published by Deloitte, the top 10 topics that will change the future of mining, a topic was highlighted that is already known to many in the mining industry becomes - the industry is struggling with a perception problem among younger people, [...]
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Rio Tinto starts producing lithium in California from old mining waste.
Rio Tinto begins producing lithium in California from old mining waste. The Rio Tinto Group is starting a pilot production of lithium in California, searching old mining debris rather than exploring new locations as the battery revolution in electric cars drives demand for the material. The reprocessing of garbage dumps from a 90-year-old mining site in the [...]
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Lithium, the key metal of the future
Lithium, the key metal of the future Demand for lithium will boom over the next few years, and the US intends to increase its share of the world market for the metal used in electric vehicle and cell phone batteries, energy storage and other consumer goods. Bloomberg NEF predicts that global demand for lithium will double to around 2025 tons by 800.000. Electric vehicle batteries [...]
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ISE - Battery Metals News September 2019
ISE - Batteriemetalle News September 2019 After years of soaring cobalt prices shortly before reaching US $ 100.000 per ton, the price curve took a turn in March of last year. Glencore's decision last month to shut down the world's largest cobalt mine brought new life to the market, but so far the [...]
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ISE Lithium Market Report September 2019
Lithium Market Report September 2019 Lithium is the most coveted star in today's metal sky. Due to a worldwide rethinking towards electromobility, the demand for lithium in almost all of its forms has increased. Nevertheless, the lithium prices are stagnating or declining. The price pressure on lithium was caused by an overproduction by Chinese producers, which is currently a [...]
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