On September 11, Vulcan Energy received its second permit for commercial lithium extraction under the Lionheart project from the Rhineland-Palatinate Mining Authority. The permit, known as “Ilka,” allows Vulcan Energy to extract lithium on an industrial scale in the Landau mining area. Ilka follows the previously gra

On September 9, Lohum announced that it has dispatched its first tranche of lithium ore from mining assets in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland South Province, marking the first output from its Zimbabwe operations. The company holds rights to ten spodumene-bearing blocks covering about 1,100 hectares, with estimated deposits o

On September 7, LG Energy Solution announced that it has secured a key technology to improve the stability of next-generation lithium manganese-rich (LMR) batteries through joint research with Seoul National University. The company identified factors contributing to gas generation and capacity degradation during LMR

On August 28, Imerys announced that its EMILI project has been awarded a EUR 116 million grant from the European Union’s Innovation Fund. EMILI is Imerys’ lithium initiative in central France, designed to extract and refine domestic lithium from the Beauvoir deposit to equip 700,000 electric vehicles annually. The gr

On August 31, LG Energy Solution announced it has signed a multi-year binding offtake agreement with Smackover Lithium for battery-quality lithium carbonate to secure a fully integrated local supply chain from sourcing to production.
Under the contract, Smackover Lithium, a partnership between Standard Lithium Ltd. a

On August 26, Chicago-based Pure Lithium Corporation, a vertically integrated lithium metal battery technology company, announced that its Advanced Anode battery, developed specifically to enable ultra-long cycling, has achieved more than 9,315 cycles. 
The cells continue to cycle in the company's laboratory, achievi

On August 25, multiple sources reported that Sinomine Resource Group secured an export quota of another 300,000 metric tonnes of lithium concentrate from Zimbabwe. Sinomine operates the Bikita Lithium Mine in Zimbabwe. Sinomine said that the additional quota will help to meet the raw material requirements of its smel

On August 20, TU Graz University of Technology, Austria, found that deliberately creating defects in lithium titanate (LTO) can improve the movement of lithium ions through the battery material.
Normally, LTO is a poor lithium-ion conductor. The researchers improved its conductivity by removing individual oxygen atom

POSCO Holdings announced on August 19 that it has agreed to form a strategic partnership with Ningbo Ronbay New Energy Technology, a major Chinese cathode material manufacturer. The companies will cooperate across the secondary battery materials value chain, from lithium supply to used-battery recycling.
The companie

On August 13, Masvingo Lithium Technology Private Company Limited, a subsidiary of Sinomine Resource Group Co., Ltd., obtained the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) certificate issued by Zimbabwe's Environmental Management Agency (EMA). 
The 100,000-tonne-per-year lithium sulfate project has now officially transi

On August 10, Watercycle Technologies secured GBP 3 million in grant funding provided by the UK Government towards a GBP 6 million project to demonstrate how battery-grade lithium can be recovered from waste streams and produced at scale in the UK.
The funding has been awarded through the DRIVE35 Scale Up Fund. The 3

On August 10, Cornish Lithium secured grant funding of GBP 7.2 million through the ‌UK Government’s DRIVE35 program to part-fund a GBP 14.5 million programme of drilling and testing. It will enable the company to drill two 2,000-metre production wells and operate a Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) demonstration plant

On August 10, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility’s Board approved a further investment of up to INR 5 billion in its wholly owned subsidiary, Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies Private Limited, through loans, equity or other modes. This is in addition to an existing approval of INR 20 billion for setting up gigafactorie

South Korea’s L&F Co., Ltd. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary L&F Plus made its first shipment of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode material samples from its mass-production line on July 31. Specializing in the production and sale of LFP cathode materials, L&F Plus invested KRW 338 billion to build a dedi

On July 29, Fraunhofer Institutes, Germany, announced that it is researching new lithium extraction methods with Universidad Católica del Norte in Chile, including direct lithium extraction (DLE) and closed-loop evaporation. They are also studying ways to reduce the environmental impact of lithium production.
The PaN

On July 27, multiple sources reported that state-owned Mutapa Energy Resources secured USD 300 million from a consortium that includes Chinese investors to develop the Sandawana Lithium Mine. The funding will help to develop a lithium extraction and processing facility.
Based on multiple sources

On July 20, multiple sources reported that Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe, a subsidiary of Chinese company Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, has started industrial commissioning of a lithium sulphate production plant at the Arcadia site near Harare. The company has invested USD 400 million in this project. The site will process lit

On July 15, multiple sources reported that Zijin Mining has commissioned the Manono project, the first lithium mine of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company has invested USD 1 billion in this project. It has the capacity of up to 5 million metric tons of ore per year. It will create 1,500 direct jobs and more

On July 14, the Governor of Zamfara State unveiled the Zamfara Lithium Mining and Processing Plant in Boko Village, Zurmi Local Government Area. The USD 200 million plant is a joint investment by ZAM Mining Company Ltd, Bima Mines Ltd, Jinlide Mining Co. Ltd, and other partners.
Based on press release from the Zamfar

On July 7, Tyranna Resources Limited announced that its 97% owned subsidiary Angolan Minerals has executed a binding share purchase agreement with Sinomine Resource (Guangdong Hengqin) Supply Chain Co., Ltd, for the sale of Angolan Minerals’ 90% interest in AM Mauritius, the holding entity for the Namibe Lithium and