It’s too late to China-proof the lithium supply chainIn Chile, which trails Australia as the 2nd-biggest producer of lithium, Chinese money is also dominant.
14 Mar, 2024, 09.28 PM IST
US court sides with Apple, Tesla, other tech companies over child labour in AfricaThe US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of Google parent Alphabet, Apple, Dell Technologies, Microsoft and Tesl...
06 Mar, 2024, 09.15 AM IST
LG Chem, China's Huayou to make battery materials in Indonesia, MoroccoThe Morocco plant, set to start production in 2026, aims to produce 50,000 tonnes of lithium-phosphate-iron (LFP) cathode materials annuall...
24 Sep, 2023, 05.21 PM IST
China jumps ahead in the rush to secure Lithium from AfricaIn order to defend its dominance in Electric Vehicles metals processing, China needs to diversify its supply sources.
04 Jul, 2023, 09.41 AM IST
Elon Musk is zeroing on a new Asian production hub for his Teslas. It's not IndiaTo meet ambitious electric vehicle targets, Indonesia has drawn in several battery and car manufacturers in recent months with a variety of...
12 May, 2022, 08.22 PM IST
LME rips up its free-market rule-book to tame wild metalsThe LME has come in for understandable criticism that it waited too long to suspend the nickel market. The exchange's compliance department...
18 Mar, 2022, 02.02 PM IST
China shares end lower on inflation worries, new COVID casesChina's blue-chip CSI300 index closed down 0.92% at 4,226.35, the lowest close since June 30, 2020, after falling as much as 4.6% in aftern...
09 Mar, 2022, 02.08 PM IST
Five things to know about nickel’s 90% price surgeMost importantly, there’s no need to panic — there’s a supply boom underway and this spike is unlikely to last.
08 Mar, 2022, 02.57 PM IST
Coronavirus slows China's Belt and Road pushChina's top regulator of state-run cos said that virus has caused "difficulties" on some overseas projects.
18 Feb, 2020, 08.49 PM IST
Apple may be using Congo Cobalt mined by children, says Amnesty InternationalChinese companies that buy cobalt from Congo and supply mobile phone makers such as Apple and Samsung aren’t fully checking their suppliers.
20 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST