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

On November 3, Vulcan Energy announced that it has secured the permit to build its upstream Lithium Extraction Plant (LEP) for the Phase One Lionheart Project in Landau, Germany, with all major construction permits now received. Lionheart will have the capacity to produce 4,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide, enough for

On November 4, Kodal Minerals, the West African lithium producer and mineral exploration and development company, announced the opening of the Stage 1 Bougouni Lithium Project in southern Mali. The project is operated by a local Mali-registered mining company, Les Mines de Lithium de Bougouni SA (LMLB). LMLB is a sub

On October 23, Lifthium announced that it had completed a year-long test program to refine lithium chloride (LiCl) by electrolysis on an industrial scale. The results were obtained over a year of testing in Canada. This new technological paradigm has overcome several barriers associated with lithium chloride electrol

On October 23, Cornish Lithium started production of refined LHM (lithium hydroxide) from lithium extracted from granite in Cornwall.‌‍‍‍‌‍ ‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍Cornish Lithium is repurposing a former China clay quarry and, using low-carbon processing technology, producing refined LHM on a si

On October 13, Vulcan Energy signed an offtake agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore plc to provide battery-quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM) from its Phase One Lionheart Project. The Project will have the capacity to produce 275 GWh of power, and 24,000 tons of LHM, enough for 500,000 batter

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