On September 30, Canada-based Lithium Americas Corp. announced that together with General Motors Holdings LLC, its joint venture partner in the Thacker Pass lithium project, it has reached a non-binding agreement in principle (First Draw Terms) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance the first draw of USD

Liontown Resources Limited has amended its long-term offtake agreement with Tesla Inc., shifting the pricing mechanism from lithium hydroxide indices to spodumene concentrate, as it tries to diversify pricing references across main lithium products. 
Additionally, Liontown is in advanced discussions with Ford Motor C

On September 24, Neptune Energy announced that it is currently developing a lithium extraction project in the Altmark Region (Saxony-Anhalt). In August 2025, it commissioned independent valuation agency Sproule ERCE to determine the resource base for the project. As a result, the experts defined resources of 43 milli

On September 24, Lithium Americas said that it was in negotiations with the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors about financing support for the Thacker Pass project. Canada-based Lithium Americas is renegotiating the terms of the USD 2.26 billion loan it received from the U.S. Department of Energy during the

On September 23, Cornish Lithium announced an investment by its institutional investors led by the National Wealth Fund (NWF). This investment, which is subject to shareholder approval, enables the company to continue to develop a secure supply of lithium for the UK economy.
The new investment comprises GBP 35 millio

South Korea’s SK Innovation Co., Ltd. announced that the company licensed its proprietary waste battery recycling technology to KBR Inc., a US engineering company. Through this agreement, KBR will combine its high-purity crystallization technology, named PureLi, with SK Innovation’s waste battery recycling technology

On September 12, ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods announced the development of a new synthetic graphite that can increase EV battery life by up to 30% and allow for faster charging and longer driving ranges. The material, used in the anode of batteries, is currently being tested by several EV manufacturers, with ExxonMobi

On September 10, Vulcan Energy announced that it has secured the permit to build and operate its Central Lithium Plant (CLP) for the Phase One Lionheart Project and a second phase to produce battery-quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM) at Industrial Park Höchst, Frankfurt, Germany.
In Phase One, the CLP will b

On August 29, Piedmont Lithium, a leading North American supplier of lithium products, announced the successful completion of the merger with Sayona Mining Limited following approval by shareholders of both companies and the satisfaction of all closing conditions.
The combined company, named Elevra Lithium, brings to

On August 18, Ecobat, a global leader in battery recycling, entered into a binding agreement to sell its battery recycling and specialty lead operations in Germany and Austria to Clarios, a global leader in advanced energy storage solutions. The deal covers Ecobat’s facilities in Freiberg and Braubach, Germany, and i

GFL International Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ganfeng Lithium Group Co., Ltd. (Ganfeng Lithium), will develop the Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes (PPG) salt lake basin with Lithium Argentina AG (LAR). The PPG project and two other Ganfeng Lithium-engaged salt lake projects will be consolidated under Millennial Li

On August 12, Rock Tech Lithium Inc. announced that it has been awarded funding from the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology, and Space for the project "ELiSePro – Efficient Lithium Recovery Using Selective Processes". This initiative aims to further increase lithium yield in the converter process at the Guben

Frontier Lithium Inc. has launched a second Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for its proposed lithium conversion facility in Thunder Bay, Ontario, selecting Fluor Canada Ltd. to lead the project. By processing lithium from its own mine and external suppliers, this phase advances Frontier’s efforts to create a verti

On July 17, the Congolese government and the American company Kobold Metals signed an agreement on mining exploration in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Kobold will invest in Congo in the digitalization of geological data, exploitation using advanced technology, particularly artificial intelligence, and the m

On July 23, Cylib, in collaboration with Syensqo, announced that it has achieved a high-purity lithium hydroxide from spent EV batteries, marking a significant milestone in battery material processing, as few recycling companies today can produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide, the preferred form for new EV batterie

On July 23, the Lucid Group announced it has joined newly launched Minerals for National Automotive Competitiveness Collaboration (MINAC) to help accelerate the development of domestic critical mineral resources and the procurement of these minerals for use in manufacturing by U.S. OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
MINAC pa

On July 22, Vulcan Energy announced that the German federal government, along with the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, has secured approximately EUR 104 million in funding for the "Clean Lithium for Battery Cell Manufacturing" (Li4BAT) project.
The funding aims to support large-scale lithium extraction and

On July 23, Munich-based DeepTech startup tozero announced plans to set up a demonstration plant for lithium-ion battery recycling at the GENDORF Chemical Park in Burgkirchen, Upper Bavaria.
The company has leased an existing building for the project, with operations expected to begin later in 2025. This facility wi

On July 18, tozero announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s JGC JAPAN CORPORATION (JGC JAPAN), a Japanese engineering company specializing in construction of large-scale energy and industrial projects, to establish a collaboration on lithium-ion battery recycling business in Japan.
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On July 18, IBU-tec Advanced Materials AG announced it has signed a EUR 6 million deal with PowerCo SE.
As part of the deal, IBU-tec will develop an industrialization plan for producing LFP precursor (pCAM) using spray drying technology for automotive use, with a focus on cutting both CAPEX and OPEX.
Both companies a