For decades, jump-starting a car was almost ceremonial. Pop the hood, clamp the cables, explain red versus black, and you ...

A new recycling technique developed in China claims to capture 99.99% of the lithium in spent electric vehicle batteries, a level of recovery that would have sounded fanciful only a few years ago. By ...

Cobalt market watchers are warning that a near-term resurgence in prices and demand may not occur. Cobalt prices have spent most of 2024 on the decline, falling to lows not seen since 2016. Values for ...

Cobalt is essential for producing lithium-ion batteries and is extensively used in electric vehicles, computers, and smartphones. As demand for electric vehicles rises, global cobalt demand is ...

Electra Battery Materials has awarded a US$6.1 million (C$8.3 million) contract to EXP Services (EXP). EXP will provide ...

Lithium-ion batteries, a cornerstone of modern technology, traditionally rely on cobalt for their stability and energy density. However, cobalt's high cost, environmental concerns, and its ...

(Yicai) Feb. 2 -- Shares of Huayou Cobalt dropped after the major Chinese producer of lithium battery materials said its ...

Electra Battery Materials — formerly known as First Cobalt — is advancing efforts to become one of the first companies to treat recycled battery materials at its Canadian hydrometallurgical complex.