US-based Albemarle cuts expansion plans amid struggles for processor of key mineral for electric cars
Chinese consumer shift to smaller battery cars that need less of the metal is also expected to cut usage
Local billionaires disrupt consolidation as industry positions itself for boom in mineral vital to electric cars
World’s biggest producer has scaled back its growth plans at a time when Chinese rivals pursue development
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
Albemarle’s margin for victory over buying lithium miner reduces every time Hancock increases its stake
If the chemical group’s bid for the Australian company goes ahead, it will be one of the biggest lithium mining deals to date
Leftwing leader Gabriel Boric also promises to impose stricter environmental rules
Group says US Inflation Reduction Act will boost electric car demand
Albemarle says market for key battery metal transformed by electric vehicle sales
CEO says supply crunch will hit cheaper models hardest as manufacturers prioritise more profitable vehicles
US company Albemarle says market will remain tight for the next seven to eight years
World’s top producer of metal used in batteries aims to reduce capital expenditure by $1.5bn
Albemarle and SQM hit as Morgan Stanley warns metal price may plunge 45 per cent
Demand for metal used in rechargeable batteries looks healthy but supply is growing
Companies bid on projects tied to the country’s vast reserves
Trump may find EPA fuel-economy standards have surprising longevity, says John Dizard
Albemarle CEO says production will keep pace with growth of electric vehicles
German chemicals group makes largest purchase since 2011
