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Under its new 'Mobil Lithium' brand, US oil company ExxonMobil is aiming to become a leading supplier of lithium for the electric vehicle industry by 2030.

LG Chem, together with LX Hausys, has developed a material that can withstand a flame of 1,500 degrees Celsius for more than 20 minutes.

The Chinese government has announced it will require export licenses for certain graphite products to protect national security. This comes in response to efforts to challenge global production dominance in...

Canada and the province of Ontario are providing financial support of up to one billion Canadian dollars to Belgian company Umicore for a battery component factory.

The joint venture between Volkswagen subsidiary PowerCo and Belgian materials technology group Umicore plans to build its first plant for cathode materials. IONWAY will build a plant directly next to...

U.S.-based battery producer and materials specialist Lyten has announced that it has selected Luxembourg as the location for its European headquarters. Lyten is a manufacturer of 3D graphene supermaterials used...

CNGR Advanced Material, Chinese manufacturer of precursors for active cathode materials of lithium-ion batteries, collaborates with Al Mada to establish a battery materials production and recycling facility in Morocco.

OCSiAl, a leading provider of graphene nanotube technologies, has received construction approval for a nanotube production facility near Belgrade, Serbia. The new nanotube synthesis plant will be launched in 2024...

The new South Korean "EcoPro Cam Canada LP" subsidiary plans to construct a battery cathode plant in Canada worth around 830 million euros.

Vulcan Energy Resources has started its Lithium Extraction Optimization Plant at its German site in Landau, Rhineland-Palatinate. The factory is dedicated to the extraction, purification, and concentration of lithium chloride.

Chinese conglomerate Tinci Group, a supplier of electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries, recently decided to move its major electrolyte production project from the Czech Republic to Morocco.

SK On, EcoProBM and Ford are jointly investing 800,000 euros in the construction of a production plant for cathode materials (CAM). In the future, this plant will secure the material...