Vulcan opens Europe’s first fully domestic lithium production plant in Germany
Lithium extraction from salt water has a much lower environmental impact than projects at salt deserts and mines
Rio Tinto filed nine lawsuits against Serbia
Rio Tinto’s Serbian subsidiary Rio Sava has submitted nine lawsuits against the Government of Serbia over the suspension of the Jadar project
Portuguese Prime Minister Costa steps down amid lithium, hydrogen corruption scandal
António Costa resigned as PM as the authorities are investigating approvals for lithium mining projects and investments in green hydrogen and a data center
Protesters from local communities affected by mining and exploration disrupt mineral resources conference in Belgrade
Environmental activists and people from affected local communities interrupted a mining conference in Belgrade
Leaked – Serbia signs lithium exploitation agreement with European Commission
Serbia and the European Commission signed a letter of intent on a partnership for batteries and critical raw materials including lithium
Activists slam EU after vote on Critical Raw Materials Act
Civil society organizations criticized EU institutions after the European Parliament adopted a position on the Critical Raw Materials Act
IEA: Demand for critical minerals to spike 3.5 times by 2030
The growth in projects for the production of critical minerals such as copper and lithium is insufficient for a net zero energy transition
ElevenEs completes Europe’s first LFP battery cell factory
Battery storage startup ElevenEs said its manufacturing facility in Serbia is fully operational. It is the first LFP cell factory in Europe