Norjalaisyhtiö uskoo yhä litiumin tuotantoon Keski-Pohjanmaalla
Kaustisen seudulle suunnitellun litium-kaivoksen tuotanto olisi mahdollista aloittaa jo kahden vuoden kuluttua. Nordic Mining -yhtiön toimitusjohtaja Ivar Fossumin arvion mukaan tuotannon aloittamista joudutaan vielä odottamaan 3 - 6 vuotta.
Read and hear the interview with Ivar Fossum here, June 2010
Oligopol stoppar nya litiumgruvor
Världens reserver av litium räcker till minst en miljard elbilar. Men det kan bli svårt att få igång nya fyndigheter, eftersom marknaden – och därmed priserna – kontrolleras av några få bolag. Det konstaterar Duncan Kushnir vid avdelningen för Miljösystemanalys på Chalmers i sin licentiatuppsats.
Read rest of the above article here (in swedish), June 2010
Lithium and rare earths markets poised for growth
It was an investor frenzy that truly came out of nowhere. In 2009, the hottest commodities around were lithium and rare-earth metals, which were completely off the radar until that point.
Read this article, March 2010
Batteries for Electric Cars: Challenges, Opportunities and the Outlook to 2020
New report from Boston Consulting Group.
Northern light on Finnish lithium
Keliber Oy explains how its green process has given it a footing to become Europe’s first producer of lithium carbonate. Read about Keliber’s lithium carbonate process in the article. The article is from Industrial Minerals, January 2010.