Pure Lithium Corporation, a vertically integrated lithium metal battery technology company, has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technology Office to scale the production of lithium metal anodes using recycled lithium metal. The initiative is being carried out in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory. The project focuses on recovering lithium metal waste...
READ MORENovelis announced on Thursday that it has successfully produced the world’s first aluminium coil made entirely from 100% recycled, end-of-life automotive scrap. The development marks a major step forward in sustainability and circular manufacturing for the European automotive sector. The new aluminium material meets the rigorous industry standards for surface quality and formability, making it...
READ MOREAtlas Lithium has successfully received its modular Dense Media Separation (DMS) lithium processing plant at the Port of Santos, Brazil, marking a significant step toward its goal of becoming a key lithium producer in Brazil’s Lithium Valley. The facility, fully owned and paid for by Atlas Lithium, was transported via the cargo vessel Irene’s Wisdom...
READ MORERevex Technologies has been awarded a $145 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) to advance the REV Nickel Project. The funding, issued on January 15 but delayed due to administration changes, will support sustainable nickel concentrate production from metal-bearing waste streams, including mine tailings and...
READ MOREEmirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the world’s largest producer of premium aluminum, has adopted a hybrid cloud infrastructure managed by Azure Arc to enhance operational efficiency and optimize production. The approach integrates on-premises datacenters with Azure’s public cloud, enabling advanced AI and automation solutions. “We use the best of the Azure public cloud but we also...
READ MORERussia’s Nornickel, the world’s top supplier of palladium, a metal mainly used in car manufacturing, is pushing to expand its industrial applications as demand from automakers decline. In collaboration with the Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant, Russian state-owned refinery, and with support from the Chinese Precious Metals Committee, the company introduced palladium-based bushings as an alternative...
READ MOREMetso has introduced its Cu POX leaching process, an advanced hydrometallurgical method designed to optimize copper recovery from sulfide concentrates while minimizing environmental impact. As copper ore compositions evolve due to deposit depletion and stricter environmental requirements, this innovative solution enhances efficiency and sustainability in copper extraction. At the core of the Cu POX process...
READ MOREEcoPro Innovation has signed a joint development agreement with Canadian power company Hydro-Quebec to advance next-generation lithium metal cathode technology. The agreement marks a significant expansion for EcoPro Innovation, moving beyond lithium processing into cathode material development and strengthening its position in the all-solid-state battery market. The signing ceremony took place at the InterContinental Hotel...
READ MOREResearchers at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering are leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance metal 3D printing, optimizing the production of high-performance titanium alloy components. Their AI-driven approach accelerates the manufacturing process for Ti-6Al-4V, a widely used titanium alloy valued for its strength and low weight. “The...
READ MOREScientists from the Tokyo University of Science (TUS) have developed a low-cost palladium-based nanosheet catalyst that matches platinum’s efficiency in hydrogen production. This breakthrough aims to address the affordability challenges of large-scale hydrogen generation, which has traditionally relied on expensive platinum-based catalysts. The research, published in Chemistry – A European Journal, introduces bis(diimino)palladium coordination nanosheets...
READ MORELithium-ion battery recycler Aqua Metals has successfully produced what it claims to be the first cathode active material (CAM) made entirely from domestically sourced recycled nickel. This breakthrough represents a significant step toward building a cleaner and more secure U.S. battery supply chain. Using its proprietary AquaRefining process, Reno-based Aqua Metals recovered high-purity nickel from...
READ MORESapura Industrial Bhd has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China-based lithium battery firm Zhejiang Zhongze Precision Technology Co Ltd to establish an industrial and commercial battery component manufacturing facility in Malaysia. The agreement, signed between Sapura Industrial’s wholly-owned subsidiary SIB Ventures Sdn Bhd and Zhejiang Zhongze, lays the groundwork for negotiations on...
READ MOREPursuit has reached a significant milestone in the development of the Rio Grande Sur Lithium Project, with the successful completion of hydrostatic circuit testing and the commencement of synthetic brine processing. This marks a key step toward commercial-scale lithium production. Pursuit Managing Director & CEO Aaron Revelle emphasized the importance of this achievement, stating, “Successfully...
READ MORERussian aluminium producer Rusal announced plans to establish a 1.5-tonne-per-year production facility for scandium, a rare-earth metal, with the potential to expand capacity to 19 metric tonnes annually. The facility will be located at the Bogoslovsky Aluminium Plant near the Ural Mountains, with production set to begin this year. The company has invested 500 million...
READ MOREMobec Innovation has inaugurated its first lithium battery recycling facility in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, marking a step toward enhancing India’s clean energy infrastructure. The plant, with an annual processing capacity of 6,000 tons, aims to reduce the nation’s dependence on imported critical minerals while advancing sustainability goals. Expanding beyond its core focus on B2B mobile...
READ MORECosmos Exploration and Vulcan Energy Resources have commenced testing in Germany for a synthetic lithium brine extraction process, marking a key milestone in their development of an advanced lithium recovery technology. The testing at Vulcan’s facility is the first step in refining extraction parameters before bench- and pilot-scale trials with bulk brine samples. Vulcan’s proprietary...
READ MOREIndonesia Battery Corporation (IBC) has announced plans to develop a nickel-based electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling plant by 2031. The initiative, revealed by IBC President Director Toto Nugroho, aims to recycle more than 99% of battery components, supporting the long-term sustainability of Indonesia’s nickel industry. “The nickel used in car batteries can be recycled and...
READ MORETMC and PAMCO have successfully demonstrated the production of high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt alloy and manganese silicate using polymetallic nodules collected from the deep seafloor. The 2,000-tonne sample, gathered during TMC’s 2022 test mining, was processed at PAMCO’s facility in Hachinohe, Japan, over a 14-day continuous smelting campaign. This achievement marks a significant step toward commercial production,...
READ MORELG Energy Solution announced it will begin full-scale production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for energy storage systems (ESS) in the U.S. in the second half of 2025. The expansion is supported by a 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) debt guarantee to fund facility investments at its Michigan plant. Originally designed as a North...
READ MOREChinese automaker BYD has acquired mining rights to over 852 hectares of land in Brazil’s Jequitinhonha Valley, an area known as the country’s ‘Lithium Valley.’ The land, near Coronel Murta in the eastern state of Minas Gerais, is rich in hard-rock lithium, which is suitable for traditional mining methods. Although BYD has secured the rights,...
READ MOREMangrove Lithium has closed $35 million in financing to begin construction of a lithium refining plant in Delta, British Columbia. The facility, set to be operational by late 2025, will produce battery-grade lithium materials sufficient to power approximately 25,000 electric vehicles annually. The project aims to strengthen North America’s lithium supply chain amid China’s proposed...
READ MOREThe University of Queensland (UQ) has developed a new copper extraction technology that aims to unlock previously inaccessible low-quality resources in a more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly way. This innovation has been commercialized through start-up company Banksia Minerals Processing (BMP). Associate Professor James Vaughan, Head of UQ’s Hydrometallurgy Research Group, emphasized the importance of copper...
READ MOREMontreal-based St-Georges Eco-Mining has announced that its subsidiary, St-Georges Metallurgy, in partnership with LiOH Corp and COALIA, has received a $3.66 million contribution from Natural Resources Canada’s Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration Program (CMRDD). Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson confirmed the funding, stating that the initiative aligns with the Canadian Critical...
READ MORECanada Nickel will receive $3.4 million in federal government funding to advance its proprietary in-process tailings (IPT) carbonation process at the pilot plant level. The IPT carbonation process transforms nickel mining tailings into a permanent carbon storage solution, and Canada Nickel has filed a patent application for the technology. The company’s Crawford nickel sulphide project...
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