Browsing: Critical Raw Materials
The Critical Raw Materials category on EVMagz focuses on the essential minerals and resources underpinning the electric mobility transition. This section covers the extraction, processing, supply chain dynamics, and strategic importance of the raw materials required for batteries, electric drivetrains, and renewable energy technologies.
Readers can explore reporting on lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, manganese, rare earth elements, mining projects, refining capacity, recycling initiatives, geopolitical supply risks, and industrial policy surrounding strategic resource security. The category also examines how material availability and pricing affect battery production, EV costs, and long-term electrification plans.
Whether you are tracking battery supply chains, commodity markets, industrial strategy, or the geopolitical competition for strategic resources, the Critical Raw Materials category delivers in-depth analysis of one of the most crucial pillars of the EV industry.
Iluka Resources has signed its first rare earths offtake agreement, securing a binding multi-year supply contract with a global automotive…
Solvay has signed a letter of intent with Viridis Mining and Minerals to secure a future supply of rare earth…
Syrah Resources has secured a temporary reprieve in its dispute with Tesla over a long-term graphite supply agreement, after the…
Dutch commodities trader Trafigura has signed a binding offtake agreement with Smackover Lithium to purchase battery-grade lithium carbonate from the…
Rock Tech Lithium plans to use its lithium converter project in Guben as a model for a similar facility in…
Zimbabwe has announced an immediate ban on the export of raw minerals and lithium concentrate, as the government seeks to…
Rio Tinto has taken majority control of Canadian producer Nemaska Lithium, aiming to develop a fully integrated lithium supply chain…
U.S. chemical company Albemarle has shut down the last operating production line at its lithium hydroxide plant in Kemerton, Western…
Finnish mining company Keliber has begun lithium extraction at its Syväjärvi open-pit mine in western Finland, marking a key step…
AMG Critical Materials is exploring investment opportunities for lithium processing facilities in Brazil and Portugal as it seeks to establish…
India is preparing to offer incentives to companies to set up lithium and nickel processing plants, aiming to boost domestic…
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths reported a 43% rise in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as sharply higher selling prices more than…