Tag: lithium
Economy completely dependent on imports for 14 critical raw materials
A worker in a mine in Congo Germany is largely dependent on imports of rare earths. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Lithium, magnesium, cobalt: According to a study, Germany is highly dependent…
Accurec wants to start first production in Europe
Accurec in Karlsruhe The battery recycling company has been around for 25 years. (Photo: Accurec) Dusseldorf It doesn’t matter whether it’s an electric car, smartphone, tablet or Bluetooth headphones –…
A lack of raw materials could slow down the German auto industry
Dusseldorf The balance of power is currently shifting at all levels in the automotive industry. With the replacement of the internal combustion engine by electric drives, supply chains that have…
Glencore boss Gary Nagle warns of massive copper shortages by 2030
Zurich According to Glencore CEO Gary Nagle, the world is heading towards a massive copper shortage. This endangers the goal of the world community to limit global warming to 1.5…
Glencore boss Gary Nagle warns of massive copper shortages by 2030
Sought-after copper Global demand for the metal is likely to increase significantly in the coming years. (Photo: dpa) Zurich According to Glencore CEO Gary Nagle, the world is heading towards…
Pure Battery Technologies invests in a factory in Hagen
University spin-off Pure Battery Technologies The battery start-up Pure Battery Technologies is looking for proximity to the German car industry and wants to build up production capacities in Germany. (Photo:…
Pure Battery Technologies invests in a factory in Hagen
University spin-off Pure Battery Technologies The battery start-up Pure Battery Technologies is looking for proximity to the German car industry and wants to build up production capacities in Germany. (Photo:…
Habeck wants to make himself more independent of China
Rare earth mine in Mongolia Germany is too dependent on foreign countries for important raw materials. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) is planning far-reaching measures to…
Habeck wants to make himself more independent of China
Rare earth mine in Mongolia Germany is too dependent on foreign countries for important raw materials. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) is planning far-reaching measures to…
Raw material for electric car batteries: endurance test for the lithium rally
Lithium mining in the Atacama Desert in Chile The Chilean mining group SQM mines lithium in the Atacama salt flats in the north of the country. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt As…
Mercedes gets 10,000 tons of lithium hydroxide per year from Rock Tech
Markus Schäfer, Markus Brugmann Mercedes board member Markus Schäfer and Rock Tech Lithium CEO Markus Brügmann have closed a deal on lithium supplies. (Photo: Rock Tech Lithium C) Gottfried Stoppel)…
How Western industries can make themselves less dependent on raw material imports
Volkswagen – batteries for electric cars VW wants to build six gigafactories in Europe by around 2030, which should be sufficient for a total production of around five million electric…
Lithium bricht neuen Rekord, da das Angebot um das Wachstum von Elektrofahrzeugen kämpft
Breadcrumb-Trail-Links Nachhaltigkeit Branchen-News Die Preise haben sich im vergangenen Jahr mehr als verdreifacht und die Kosten für Batterien, die in Elektrofahrzeugen verwendet werden, in die Höhe getrieben Autor des Artikels:…
The deputy editor-in-chief’s weekly recap
There hasn’t been a day in the past week when the turbulence in the markets hasn’t kept us on our toes: The international stock exchanges have had their worst half-year…
With electric cars to the market leader in China
E-mobility for the masses Visitors to the BYD stand at the Auto Shanghai 2021 auto show. The volume manufacturer’s affordable e-mobiles are currently selling like hot cakes in China. (Photo:…
With electric cars to the market leader in China
E-mobility for the masses Visitors to the BYD stand at the Auto Shanghai 2021 auto show. The volume manufacturer’s affordable e-mobiles are currently selling like hot cakes in China. (Photo:…
With electric cars to the market leader in China
E-mobility for the masses Visitors to the BYD stand at the Auto Shanghai 2021 auto show. The volume manufacturer’s affordable e-mobiles are currently selling like hot cakes in China. (Photo:…
Nuclear phase-out: EU Commissioner Breton calls for postponement
Thierry Breton The EU Commissioner wants the German nuclear power plants to run longer: “Solidarity is always mutual.” (Photo: Reuters) Brussels EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton intervenes in the…
Nuclear phase-out: EU Commissioner Breton calls for postponement
Thierry Breton The EU Commissioner wants the German nuclear power plants to run longer: “Solidarity is always mutual.” (Photo: Reuters) Brussels EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton intervenes in the…
Kretschmann and Källenius rule out takeover
Ola Källenius (left) and Winfried Kretschmann The CEO and the prime minister do not want to make the same mistake in terms of industrial policy as they did with the…