On January 21, Lifthium Energy announced that it has signed a contract with the State, within the framework of the Temporary Crisis and Transition Plan, conducted by AICEP, relating to the industrial project in Estarreja. The contract provides for an incentive of EUR 180 million to support the construction of a lithi

On January 14, Tesla released a new video giving a closer look at its massive lithium refinery in in Robstown, Texas, near Corpus Christi, which can supply lithium for over 500,000 EVs per year. Tesla broke ground on the refinery in 2023 with the goal of deploying a new, more efficient refining process.
In the video,

On January 8, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland (PSI) made an important breakthrough toward practical all-solid-state lithium metal batteries, which can store more energy, charge faster, and are safer than today’s lithium-ion batteries. All-solid-state batteries are seen as a strong option for EVs, electronics, an

On December 22, Atlantic Lithium Limited announced that it has submitted a revised Mining Lease to the Parliament of Ghana. Atlantic Lithium is a lithium company. It is managing the Ewoyaa Lithium Project, a lithium spodumene pegmatite discovery in Ghana.
The Mining Lease includes certain fiscal terms which were inco

On December 18, Lilac Solutions announced the completion of its first European lithium pilot in partnership with Neptune Energy. Located at Neptune’s facility in the Altmark region of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, the pilot achieved strong lithium recovery and impurity rejection using Lilac’s proprietary ion exchange (IX)

On December 19, cylib, a German battery recycling company, secured a EUR 63.4 million grant from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) to support the second expansion phase of its Dormagen facility.
The funding will enable cylib to build Europe’s first industrial-scale LFP recycling line

On December 15, the Fraunhofer Institute for Research Production of Battery Cells (FFB) produced its first electrically functional lithium-ion battery cell at its “FFB PreFab” research factory in Münster, marking the first complete battery cell production process achieved using European equipment.
The federal governm

On December 5, Vulcan Energy officially broke ground on its combined geothermal and lithium extraction plant (G-LEP) at site D12 in Landau. The G-LEP is a key component of Vulcan's first project phase, "Lionheart," which combines renewable energy generation with climate-neutral lithium extraction from deep geothermal

On December 3, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the Australian Embassy in Berlin welcomed Vulcan Energy's investment in the Upper Rhine Graben in Germany. 
The German government's raw materials fund is investing up to EUR 150 million in the implementation of Vulcan Energy's Lionheart pr

On December 3, the European Commission adopted the RESourceEU Action Plan to strengthen and accelerate efforts to secure the EU’s supply of critical raw materials, including rare earth elements, cobalt, and lithium.
Building on the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), the initiative provides financing and concrete tool

On December 3, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced that it will provide EUR 250 million in financing for Vulcan Energy’s Phase One Lionheart Project in Germany’s Upper Rhine Valley. The EUR 2 billion project will build an integrated, battery quality lithium supply chain based on geothermal brines. The EIB’s

On November 28, Neogen Ionics Limited (NIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Neogen Chemicals Limited, announced a joint venture agreement (JV) with Morita Investment Limited (MIL), Japan, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morita Chemicals Industries Co. Limited, following the agreement executed on August 31, 2025. 
Both par

On December 1, Kodal Minerals announced that its maiden shipment of 28,950 tonnes of lithium spodumene concentrate had been completed, loading onto a dedicated bulk cargo vessel at the Port of San Pedro in Côte d'Ivoire. The vessel departed on November 30, 2025, bound for the destination port in Hainan Province, Chin

On December 3, Vulcan Energy Resources Limited secured a comprehensive financing package (Phase One Financing Package) to fully fund the construction and development of Phase One of the Lionheart lithium and renewable energy project in the Upper Rhine Valley, Germany. 
The total Phase One Financing Package of approxi

On November 24, Arverne started drilling the first geothermal doublet at the Schwabwiller site in Alsace. These initial drillings will confirm the flow rate, temperature, and lithium content of the geothermal fluid at this site. The Lithium de France project will actively contribute to the energy transition by provid

On November 25, Pure Lithium Corporation announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had granted it a foundational patent titled “Vertically Integrated Pure Lithium Metal Production and Lithium Battery Production.” This patent covers technology that combines lithium extraction, anode production, and battery manufactur

On November 22, the UK Government announced the UK’s new Critical Minerals Strategy. The strategy is backed by up to GBP 50 million in new funding. It aims to reduce the UK’s overreliance on imports of critical minerals by ramping up domestic production. It will ensure no more than 60% of the UK’s supply of any one c

On November 10, Bern University of Applied Sciences announced the successful completion of the CircuBAT research project, which aimed to close the loop between the production, use, and recycling of automotive lithium-ion batteries.
A total of seven Swiss research institutions and 24 companies partnered to develop so

On November 11, Emerson Electric Co. announced it has been selected by Lithium Americas Corp. to provide its comprehensive automation portfolio and expert technical services for the Thacker Pass project in northern Nevada. 
Emerson’s automation will help develop the mine and processing facilities at Thacker Pass to e

On November 6, Redwood Materials announced that it was bringing operations online at its South Carolina campus, adding an initial 20,000 metric tons of annual materials production. 
Operations of recovering critical minerals on the 600-acre campus in Berkeley County is a start toward what will become one of the world