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China looks to curb overcapacity in its lithium battery industry

June 19, 2024

Oil Price China issued on Wednesday new guidelines for its lithium-ion battery industry in a bid to put quality over quantity in battery manufacturing, whose boom led to overcapacity and eroded prices for companies in the sector. “China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Wednesday unveiled revised guidelines for the lithium-ion battery industry to further strengthen standardized management and promote high-quality

EXCLUSIVE-Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium

March 8, 2024

Nasdaq LONDON/DUBAI – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates’ national oil companies plan to extract lithium from brine in their oilfields, in line with efforts to diversify their economies and profit from the shift to electric vehicles (EVs), three sources told Reuters. Other oil companies, including Exxon MobilXOM.N and Occidental PetroleumOXY.N, plan to take advantage of emerging technologies to filter lithium from

A critical mineral cartel would be worse than OPEC

September 15, 2023

Oil Price In her State of the Union address this week, EC President Ursula von der Leyen made a point about the EU’s growing independence in sectors such as energy, chips, and raw materials. The official stressed the importance of these raw materials for energy, after which she went on to slam China for unfair market practices. Was she

China ‘played a great game’ on lithium and we’ve been slow to react, industry CEO says

November 23, 2022

CNBC China is leading the way when it comes to lithium — and the rest of the world has not been quick enough to respond to its dominance, according to the CEO of American Lithium. Speaking to CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” Monday, Simon Clarke discussed how China had secured its position of strength within the industry. “I just think the

China looks to curb overcapacity in its lithium battery industry

EXCLUSIVE-Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium

A critical mineral cartel would be worse than OPEC

China ‘played a great game’ on lithium and we’ve been slow to react, industry CEO says

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