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Battery Materials

Battery materials refers to the sector encompassing the production, processing and supply of raw materials and refined components used in the manufacture of rechargeable batteries, particularly lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, consumer electronics and energy storage systems. The industry includes the extraction and refining of critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and manganese, as well as the production of cathode and anode materials, electrolytes and separators. Battery materials represent a strategic segment of the global energy transition, as demand for electric vehicles and grid-scale storage drives exponential growth in battery production capacity. Major producing regions include Australia, Chile, the Democratic Republic of Congo, China, Canada and Indonesia, with China dominating downstream refining and component manufacturing. The sector faces challenges including supply chain concentration, environmental and social governance concerns in mining operations, price volatility and the need for technological advances to improve energy density and reduce costs. Governments and automakers worldwide are investing heavily in securing domestic battery materials supply chains to reduce dependence on imports and support electrification targets. The industry is also seeing increased focus on recycling and circular economy approaches to recover valuable materials from end-of-life batteries. Battery materials have become a focal point of industrial policy and geopolitical competition as nations seek to establish strategic advantages in the clean energy economy.

Battery Materials News


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Titanium beneficiation complex, South Africa – update
24th July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction of the first-phase titanium dioxide pigment plant has started. 


UJ’s JENano Group advances green hydrogen and energy-storage technologies
UJ’s JENano Group advances green hydrogen and energy-storage technologies
23rd July 2026

Researchers from the JENano Group at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) are advancing South Africa’s green hydrogen ambitions through integrated research spanning computational materials design,... 


Nyanza CEO Donovan Chimhandamba with Mining Weekly’s Martin Creamer at Coatings for Africa.
$870m ilmenite beneficiation project enters construction phase at Richards Bay IDZ
17th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The construction of the first phase of the Nyanza Light Metals plant to advance ilmenite up the value curve in the form of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment has begun at the Richards Bay Industrial... 


EcoGraf appoints nonexec director, board advisor
9th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Vertically integrated battery anode materials company EcoGraf has appointed Sven Olsson as independent non-executive director and Dr Peter Schuhmacher as advisor to the board to drive global... 


Kearney mine
Global Battery Materials confirms promising economics for Kearney graphite mine restart
9th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Vertically integrated critical minerals company Global Battery Materials has announced a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the Kearney graphite project, in Ontario, finding an... 


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Titanium beneficiation complex, South Africa – update
3rd July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Foundation piling for the first-phase plant started in June 2026. 


NAL mine
Elevra starts Stage 1 of North American Lithium mine expansion
30th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australia-based but North America-focused lithium producer Elevra Lithium has reached a milestone in the expansion of its North American Lithium (NAL) operation with the official groundbreaking of... 


Nyanza CEO Donovan Chimhandamba with Mining Weekly’s Martin Creamer at Coatings for Africa.
$870m ilmenite beneficiation project enters construction phase at Richards Bay IDZ
26th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The construction of the first phase of the Nyanza Light Metals plant to advance ilmenite up the value curve in the form of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment has begun at the Richards Bay Industrial... 


Battery-grade high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) plant in Mbombela.
South Africa’s battery materials supply status surges ahead with new MMC plant
26th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s supply status in the rapidly evolving and increasingly geopolitically fragmented battery materials market has taken a major leap forward with the completion of the construction by... 


DLE plant
Anson to host South Korean lithium DLE plant at its brines in Utah
12th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Anson Resources has signed a definitive demonstration plant agreement with South Korean steel and battery materials producer POSCO Holdings for the construction and operation of a direct... 


Represenatives from Hanwha and Frontier Lithium at a visit to Frontier's offices are (from left) Tomotaka Kawabata, Susumu Okabe, Byeong Joong Kim, Woo-young Chang, Trevor Walker, Erick Underwood, Greg Da Re and Takahiro Kume.
Frontier Lithium, Hanwha sign MoU to explore lithium value chain opportunities
11th June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto- and Frankfurt-listed Frontier Lithium has entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hanwha Corporation and Hanwha Ocean (collectively Hanwha) to establish a... 


Battery-grade high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) plant in Mbombela.
South Africa’s battery materials supply status surges ahead with new MMC plant
11th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s supply status in the rapidly evolving and increasingly geopolitically fragmented battery materials market has taken a major leap forward with the completion of the construction by... 


Nechalacho project near Thor Lake in Canada
Avalon proposes share consolidation ahead of potential US listing
8th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed lithium and rare earths explorer Avalon Advanced Materials has advised it will host a special meeting of shareholders on June 29 to seek shareholder approval for a proposed share... 


Bradda Head Lithium/Zenolith drilling in Arizona
US lithium explorer Bradda announces subsidiary joining Defence Industrial Base Consortium
8th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

North America-focused lithium developer Bradda Head Lithium’s subsidiary Zenolith has been accepted as a member of the Defence Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC). The consortium is a US initiative... 


The Chvaletice project site
Study estimates robust returns from Czech manganese project
14th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of the development of TSX-V-listed Euro Manganese's Chvaletice project, in the Czech Republic, demonstrates the resilience of the project and the potential... 


Bradda Head's Basin East project area in Arizona
Bradda Head, Tyfast Energy enter MoU to advance 'Made-in-USA' battery supply chain
12th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed and US-focused lithium exploration and development company Bradda Head Lithium has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with San Diego-based advanced battery materials... 


Strategic Resources' BlackRock vanadium ore samples
MoU between Tyfast, Strategic Resources to advance heavy-duty Canadian electrification
28th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Heavy-duty advanced battery materials developer Tyfast Energy Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Canadian critical minerals miner Strategic Resources to evaluate a... 


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Volt Carbon secures third US patent for dry graphite separation tech
22nd April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Canada-based science and technology company Volt Carbon Technologies has received a notice of allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office for a US patent application. This represents the... 


Aerial view of the Matawinie project
Matawinie mine and Bécancour battery material plant – Phase 2, Canada – update
17th April 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc has concluded the equity component of the Phase 2 Matawinie financing package. 


NMG execute updated offtake framework for Matawinie
NMG execute updated offtake framework for Matawinie
27th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Battery materials developer Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) has executed an updated binding offtake and marketing framework with the government of Canada for the Phase-2 Matawinie graphite project in... 


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