On March 27, tozero, Europe’s leading battery recycling startup, announced the launch of its first industrial demonstration plant in Germany.
The plant, located in Bavaria at Chemical Park Gendorf, can process over 1,500 tonnes of battery waste each year. The plant can process end-of-life batteries and recover mater

On March 24, multiple sources reported that Zijin Mining Group will start its Manono lithium project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in June 2026. The project will have an annual capacity of 130,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent. It will reach full capacity in 2028.
Based on multiple sources

On March 25, the Department of Atomic Energy announced its plans to scale domestic production capacity of rare earth permanent magnets to 5,000 tonnes a year by 2030, up from an operational samarium‑cobalt plant capacity of 500 tonnes today, as part of a broader push on critical minerals, including lithium. The curre

On March 17, Atlanc Lithium Limited announced that it has secured access to funding of up to a combined value of USD 16.4 million. Proceeds will be used to support the advancement of its flagship Ewoyaa Lithium Project in Ghana towards production. The Company welcomes the Ghanaian Investors as strategic, in-country s

On March 9, multiple sources reported that Côte d’Ivoire has granted 2 new lithium exploration permits to Stargate Atlantis Minerals SARL and Ivoire Lithium Resources SARL. The licenses allow companies to conduct geological and geophysical studies to identify lithium deposits. The permits follow an earlier lithium di

On March 6, Cornish Lithium announced that it has secured planning permission to advance its Copper House Lithium Project at Burncoose, near Redruth.‌ Cornwall Council’s Mineral Planning Authority has granted it consent to explore for and extract lithium from brine at this location.‌
The first phase of the project‌ w

Frontier Lithium Inc., a pre-production mining company focused on premium spodumene concentrates and battery-grade lithium salts for the EV and energy storage markets, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation. Previously, Frontier and Mitsubishi established

On February 25, multiple sources reported that the Minister of Mines and Mining Development of Zimbabwe announced an immediate suspension of all raw mineral and lithium concentrate exports. The ban starts immediately. It will stay in place until further notice. The government stated that the measures are aimed at pro

On February 20, the European Commission approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by HOCHTIEF AG, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (‘KfW'), the national promotional bank acting on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, all of Germany, and Vulcan Energy Resources L

On February 11, Imerys announced that Banque des Territoires, acting on behalf of the French government, is investing in the EMILI project by acquiring a minority stake in the project. The transaction is expected to be finalised in the coming months. 
The Government's EUR 50 million investment is intended to support

On February 10, EIB Global, the European Investment Bank’s arm for international partnerships and development finance, signed cooperation agreements with two companies in Africa’s critical raw materials (CRM) sector: Andrada Mining and EcoGraf. The agreements provide for up to EUR 2 million in technical assistance to

On January 30, MaxVolt Energy announced the establishment of MaxVolt ReEarth, a wholly owned subsidiary focused on lithium battery recycling in India. MaxVolt ReEarth will provide end-to-end battery recycling solutions covering second-life applications, disassembly, shredding of end-of-life batteries, black mass manu

On January 29, cylib announced that it has completed a customer project, producing lithium carbonate (Li₂CO₃) from end-of-life NMC lithium-ion batteries. The recycled material has been qualified by an international battery manufacturer and is now being used in the production of new electric vehicle batteries.
Due to

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 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, Ja

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