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Power and partnerships shore up aluminum
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (1616+ words) Metal Tech News - August 24, 2026 Lightweight, corrosion-resistant, conductive, reflective, formable, and readily alloyed, aluminum combines properties that allow the same metal to carry electricity across transmission lines, reduce vehicle and aircraft weight, protect food and beverages, frame solar panels, and support…...
Finding direction in a lithium price storm
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (1626+ words) Metal Tech News - August 24, 2026 Global lithium producers and investors are navigating price swells and troughs as they seek safe harbor during a market tempest. The boom-and-bust recovery cycle of lithium over the past decade offers a valuable case study on…...
Forging an allied critical minerals economy
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (1519+ words) Metal Tech News - August 24, 2026 Secretary Marco Rubio delivers opening remarks at the 2026 Critical Minerals Ministerial. The global economy has entered a new era of geopolitical positioning in which the minerals and metals essential to advanced technologies, military systems, and the…...
DOE adds $500M to battery supply buildout
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (607+ words) Metal Tech News - August 20, 2026 DOE's third round of battery supply-chain funding directs $500 million to seven projects spanning critical mineral processing, recycling, and advanced battery manufacturing. Advancing a third round of federal investment aimed at expanding domestic battery and critical mineral…...
Arkansas lithium passes LFP battery test
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (687+ words) Metal Tech News - August 17, 2026 Lithium carbonate derived from Standard Lithium's South West Arkansas project has been successfully upgraded to LFP battery cathode material using Nano One's One-Pot process and tested in coin cells. Standard Lithium Ltd. and Nano One Materials…...
C-BATT scales Obsidia toward production
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (428+ words) Metal Tech News - August 17, 2026 Moving a domestically sourced graphite alternative from batch production toward larger-scale manufacturing, C-BATT Innovations LLC has launched a $1.25 million Department of Energy-backed project to scale production of its Obsidia lithium-ion battery anode material and validate it…...
Final Cat R2900G LHD fitted with AutoNav
3+ week, 6+ day ago (405+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - July 28, 2026 RCT's Mount Isa team installed AutoNav on the final R2900G underground loader sold by Caterpillar. The installation of AutoNav on the final Cat R2900G LHD to roll out of a Caterpillar factory was…...
Rock Tech signs Georgia Lake supply deal
3+ week, 6+ day ago (417+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - July 28, 2026 Rock Tech's proposed Red Rock converter would process Georgia Lake concentrate into up to 32,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent annually. Advancing plans to establish a mine-to-converter lithium supply chain in…...
Scania batteries to power MacLean mining EVs
3+ week, 6+ day ago (498+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - July 28, 2026 As part of its Real Zero 2040 greenhouse gas emissions pledge, MacLean Engineering has selected Sweden-based Scania Industrial Batteries as the primary battery supplier for its growing portfolio of battery-electric underground mining…...
Utah lithium project taps JordProxa tech
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (608+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered JordProxa will supply the downstream conversion package for a first phase targeting 5,000 metric tons of battery-grade lithium carbonate annually. Advancing plans to produce battery-grade lithium from Great Salt Lake brine, JordProxa Pty Ltd. has been…...