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.
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has withdrawn its plans to invest in a lithium cathode materials plant in Chile due…
Argentina’s state energy firm YPF said on Monday it will partner with Israeli company XtraLit to jointly develop direct lithium…
Canadian rare earth recycling company Cyclic Materials will invest more than $20 million in its first commercial plant in the…
China has imposed a sweeping export ban on six rare earth elements and specialist magnets made from them, escalating tensions…
Redwood Materials, a company specializing in lithium-ion battery recycling, has opened a new research and development (R&D) center in San…
Panasonic Energy and Japanese raw materials firm Sumitomo Metal Mining have launched a recycling initiative to recover nickel from lithium-ion…
The European Commission has selected 47 strategic projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) to strengthen and diversify access…
Rio Tinto has finalized its $6.7 billion acquisition of U.S.-based lithium producer Arcadium, solidifying its position as one of the…
Japan’s second-largest oil refiner, Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd, announced plans on Thursday to build a large-scale lithium sulphide plant at…
Vulcan Energy Secures Approval for Seismic Surveys in Ludwigshafen Geothermal and Lithium Project
By Todd Gilbert
Vulcan Energy has received authorisation to begin seismic surveys for its geothermal energy and lithium extraction project in the Ludwigshafen…
The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world’s largest producer of cobalt, has imposed a four-month export ban on the metal…
Australian raw materials firm Syrah Resources has signed a binding agreement to supply Lucid Motors with natural graphite for use…