Annie Lee

The world’s No. 1 cobalt miner smashed through its full-year output target last quarter after a speedy ramp-up that’s piled pressure on global prices of the battery material.

The world's No. 1 cobalt miner smashed through its full-year output target last quarter after a speedy ramp-up that's piled pressure on global prices of the battery material.

China’s two biggest lithium producers remain in the red nine months into the year as the battery-metal downturn continues squeezing the industry.

China's two biggest lithium producers remain in the red nine months into the year as the battery-metal downturn continues squeezing the industry.

(Bloomberg) -- The world's No. 1 cobalt miner is sounding the alarm over the shrinking role of the metal in electric vehicle batteries.

The world’s No. 1 cobalt miner is sounding the alarm over the shrinking role of the metal in electric vehicle batteries.

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., one of the world’s largest nickel producers, is sounding out banks for roughly $2.7 billion in financing for its Ford Motor Co.-backed project in Indonesia, according to people familiar with the matter.

SQM, el segundo mayor productor de litio del mundo, proyecta que los precios del metal para baterías seguirán cayendo mientras una grave crisis sigue presionando al sector.

(Bloomberg) -- SQM, the world's second-biggest lithium producer, is projecting further price declines of the battery metal as a painful rout continues to squeeze the industry.

With supply still running well ahead of demand, recent price gains are unlikely to be a turning point for the market.