“This measure is intended to regulate supply on the international market, which is faced with a production glut,” explained Patrick Luabeya, President of the Authority for the

Under the newly signed agreement, the two companies have agreed to set up a global recycling system for electric car batteries and to optimise the management of

BASF has now said it will discontinue all ongoing evaluation and negotiation activities for the Weda Bay project. BASF and Emaret were planning a $2.6 billion investment

According to Electra, the plant would account for around five per cent of the global supply of battery-grade cobalt. However, the company is not commenting on the

The Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA) was founded in 2020 and describes itself as a multi-stakeholder NGO that aims to strengthen and professionalize the artisanal and small-scale mining

The material that the Chinese will supply to Tozero includes used electric vehicle batteries and scrap from battery production, according to the Munich-based company. As is customary

The overall objective is to increase the energy density and power density of batteries in order to meet the requirements of electromobility. The aim is to develop

The Chinese company Huayou Cobalt will build its first European factory in Hungary to produce cathode material for electric car batteries. The planned site in Ács is

General Motors is looking to secure a new source of low-cost nickel and cobalt for its Ultium battery cells with a strategic investment in Australian battery materials

Stellantis has signed a non-binding agreement with GME Resources for the purchase of nickel and cobalt sulphate products from the NiWest project in Western Australia. The NiWest

Battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution has signed cooperation agreements with three major suppliers in Canada for the supply of lithium and cobalt. The supply contract for cobalt

Tesla has signed new contracts with two of its existing Chinese suppliers of battery materials. Huayou Cobalt and CNGR Advanced Material signed pricing agreements with Tesla for

Renault Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Moroccan mining company Managem Group for the supply of cobalt for electric car batteries.

General Motors has signed a multi-year supply contract for cobalt with the raw materials company Glencore. Glencore will supply GM with the battery material from a mine

Volkswagen has concluded two memoranda of understanding with Huayou Cobalt and the Tsingshan Group in China to secure access to essential battery raw materials. The three companies

The Canadian company First Cobalt wants to build North America’s first factory complex for the production of battery materials specifically for electric vehicles. As part of the

CATL wants to take a ten per cent stake in Chinese cobalt miner Jinchuan Group International Resources and secure at least 3,000 tonnes of cobalt per year,

According to media reports, in an expansion of its Tongxiang site, South Korean company Posco is planning to build two new plants for electric vehicle battery materials

Britishvolt has signed a long-term cobalt supply agreement with Glencore. As part of the deal, the commodities group is also investing in the budding battery cell manufacturer.

LG Energy Solution has concluded a binding long-term purchase agreement with Australian Mines for nickel and cobalt. The battery manufacturer thus secures access to 71,000 tonnes of

SVOLT has started series production of its novel cobalt-free nickel-manganese battery cells (NMX) in Jintan, China. The cells could also be produced in the planned plant in

The South Korean steel company Posco wants to set up a recycling business for lithium-ion batteries from electric cars together with the Chinese company Huayou Cobalt. The

The metals and mining companies CMOC, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), Glencore as well as the battery material supplier Umicore are testing the blockchain solution “Re|Source” as part

SVOLT began mass-producing cathode materials that do away with cobalt this April. In Jintan, Eastern China, the factory is churning out cobalt-free products for NMX battery cells

The first cobalt-free battery cells announced by SVOLT are now available for order worldwide. The NMX cells will initially be offered in two sizes: a 115 Ah

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Norway’s SINTEF institute are researching cobalt-free lithium-ion batteries in the EU project HYDRA together with ten partners. They want to test

Volkswagen has joined the Cobalt for Development initiative to promote more sustainable cobalt mining in the Congo. The project is being implemented by the German Society for

In future, Mercedes-Benz will only buy battery cells with cobalt and lithium from certified quarries. The Stuttgart-based automaker also intends to reduce the cobalt content of the

The Texas-based materials science company Momentum Technologies focuses on extracting critical metals from electronic waste, and has licensed an Oak Ridge National Laboratory process for recovering cobalt

Battery cell manufacturer SVOLT Energy Technology will supply its parent company Great Wall with cobalt-free cells starting next year. SVOLT President Yang Hongxin has also said that