A Lithium startup is building a US battery plant that will skirt Trump's tariffsPure Lithium Corp. is developing a lithium metal battery, aiming to replace lithium-ion batteries with a completely domestically manufactur...
18 Jun, 2025, 10.04 AM IST
Coal India looks to Argentina for lithium brine assetsCoal India Ltd (CIL) is looking into lithium brine assets in Argentina to diversify from coal. The company invited consultants for technica...
12 Jan, 2025, 11.40 AM IST
Rio Tinto-backed lithium tech startup set to raise second round of fundsElectraLith is developing a filtration technology that can extract lithium from brine deposits without using water or chemicals, which woul...
25 Nov, 2024, 04.03 PM IST
Lithium startups bet on high demand in battery-powered futureWhile lithium demand is about 1 million tons annually today, BNEF projects that it will reach 3 million by 2030 and over 6 million by 2050 ...
30 Aug, 2024, 10.14 AM IST
Milestone Moment: First commercial lithium production with new filtration tech begins in UtahInternational Battery Metals (IBAT) achieves breakthrough lithium production in Utah with a water-efficient DLE method. Producing 5,000 ton...
11 Jul, 2024, 11.31 AM IST
No benefits likely from 38 critical blocks put on sale in this decade: IcraIcra reported that benefits from the 38 critical mineral blocks on sale may not materialize by 2030 due to incomplete exploration. India's ...
22 May, 2024, 04.09 PM IST
India faces uphill battle in Lithium mining and explorationRitabrata Ghosh, Vice President - Corporate Ratings & Sector Head at ICRA, emphasizes that China currently dominates 65% of the lithium pro...
21 Jan, 2024, 05.42 PM IST
Solution to pollution: Are electric cars ‘green’?While demand for EVs is rising, India needs to ensure that this transition in transportation is truly green.
24 Dec, 2023, 11.02 AM IST
Salt in Batteries: Battery giants invest in Sodium-based technology, signalling potential disruption in industryBattery giants are exploring sodium-based technology as an alternative to lithium, signaling a potential shift in the energy storage indust...
26 Nov, 2023, 02.39 PM IST
Race for speedier lithium is underway from Arkansas to ArgentinaThis new way of mining lithium is being seen as the solution for increasing output while protecting the environment all across the world’s ...
31 Aug, 2023, 10.10 AM IST
Lithium shortages could hand salt a starring role in EV shiftWith both supply and demand for battery metals growing at a breakneck pace, forecasting the path of future growth in the industry has prove...
09 Jun, 2023, 09.21 AM IST
Chile's lithium nationalisation plans to get a fillip from new extraction technologyDirect lithium extraction technologies are designed to extract the metal from salty brines in Chile's Atacama Desert and elsewhere in the w...
24 Apr, 2023, 04.28 PM IST
General Motors moves deeper into mining with EnergyX lithium investmentPrivately-held EnergyX is one of several companies developing so-far unproven direct lithium extraction technologies (DLE) that could help ...
11 Apr, 2023, 07.25 PM IST
Electric vehicles to get costlier? Key metals will be pricier for longer after record yearBattery metals are in the throes of an unprecedented boom as the global push toward a greener future fires up demand for materials such as ...
18 Dec, 2021, 11.20 PM IST
Tesla may mine its own lithium after dropping M&A planTesla Inc secured its own lithium mining rights in Nevada after dropping a plan to buy a company there, according to people familiar with t...
29 Sep, 2020, 11.51 PM IST
Bill Gates-led fund invests in making lithium mining more sustainableAbout 75% of the world’s lithium is trapped in underground deposits of briny water that contain a mixture of salts. The typical way to reco...
21 Feb, 2020, 10.12 AM IST
Curious case of billion-dollar lithium mine sold for a songThree years later, with the lithium rush in full swing, an investor presentation produced by Lithea valued Choi’s stake at $250 million.
15 Apr, 2017, 01.43 PM IST