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$1.1bn deal comes after Australian billionaire thwarts Liontown takeover
I like it, I’m not gonna crack
Local billionaires disrupt consolidation as industry positions itself for boom in mineral vital to electric cars
Swedish start-up has developed an energy storage technology with no critical minerals including lithium which could minimise reliance on China
Lithium is the 'new oil' of the clean energy era, crucial to the production of batteries for electric vehicles
GEL joins race to cash in on region’s mining revival
Oil producer has acquired rights to 120,000 acres of land in Arkansas as part of big strategic pivot
Billionaire acquires 18% of Azure Minerals after Chile’s SQM announces planned buyout
Hancock Prospecting has little but capital to offer, when an understanding of processing and refining is required
US company has walked away from a $4.2bn takeover of Liontown citing ‘growing complexities’
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting is muscling in on Albemarle’s mine proposal
Long-term demand for electric vehicles and the batteries that power them should deter panic selling
The deal means the trading giant will be able to choose which clients receive the vital metal
If the chemical group’s bid for the Australian company goes ahead, it will be one of the biggest lithium mining deals to date
Where Poldark strode moodily and legends swirl, new investment in EV battery ingredient gives hope of revival
Move boosts Britain’s hopes of creating domestic mining industry for metal vital in electric car transition
Developers battle to fund mining projects aiming to support Britain’s EV supply chain
Joint venture with British Lithium aims to reduce dependence on imports of crucial battery metal
Companies including sesame-dessert maker pivot to lithium batteries in rare bright spot for Chinese economy
Cornish Lithium is one of the few British groups aiming to produce metal vital for electric car battery production
Groups pin hopes on technological breakthrough to produce metal critical for electric car transition
Second facility planned as EV battery supply chains begin to develop outside China
Savannah’s Barroso mine seen as a test of Europe’s ability to secure regional supplies of vital battery material
Carmaker seeks to reduce $7bn cost gap with rivals by simplifying ranges and supply chains
Two companies are combining in an all-stock merger worth $10.6bn
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