LG Energy Solutions to work with General Motors to build a $2.1 billion battery plant in the United States

Savannah Resources a annoncé le 29 juin que son projet de lithium Barroso au Portugal – le plus grand gisement de pétalite d'Europe – reprendrait ses activités avec effet immédiat. Cette reprise fait suite à la décision du gouvernement portugais de rejeter une mesure conservatoire anticipée, levant ainsi la suspension de l'ordonnance de servitude temporaire foncière associée et supprimant les derniers obstacles à l'accès au site en phase de pré‑construction. Dans sa décision, le gouvernement portugais a souligné que le projet revêt une importance majeure au niveau national et européen, soutenant l'autonomie stratégique de l'UE et la transition énergétique. Il stimulera efficacement l'économie de l'intérieur du pays, renforcera la cohésion régionale par la création d'emplois, et a reconnu la conformité de Savannah lors de la mise en œuvre initiale de la servitude en 2025, ainsi que son engagement actif vis-à-vis des préoccupations des communautés locales. La société a déclaré que cette reprise rapide était conforme aux attentes, et qu'elle allait poursuivre les travaux sur place ainsi que l'étude de faisabilité finale.

According to customs statistics, Guangzhou exported over 120,000 vehicles worth RMB 13.295 billion in the first five months of this year, up 65.8% and 56.1% year‑on‑year respectively. Among them, exports of electric passenger vehicles reached 75,500 units valued at RMB 9.36 billion, jumping 92.8% and 88.5% respectively, making auto exports a key driver of the city's foreign trade growth. The rapid export growth is primarily attributed to Guangzhou's enhanced port capacity and service innovations. Nansha Port, equipped with seven berths of 10,000‑tonne class or above and an annual design throughput of over 3 million vehicles, operates 12 international ro‑ro routes. In the January–May period, some 192,000 vehicles were exported through Nansha auto terminal, with NEVs accounting for nearly half and posting growth of over 80%. Meanwhile, innovative models such as the "Guangzhou–Hong Kong Auto Export Express" have cut vehicle registration time from 14 days to 3 days upon arrival in Hong Kong, reducing per‑vehicle costs by more than RMB 2,000 and saving companies over RMB 12 million in total. The city has also issued the "Auto Export Guidebook" and regularly holds resource‑matching events to provide full‑process guidance for automakers.

In H1 2026, lithium battery recycling capacity construction accelerated, with seven provinces and regions—Ningxia, Jiangxi, Hunan, Anhui, Sichuan, Hubei, and Xinjiang—collectively announcing environmental impact assessment documents for a batch of scrap lithium battery recycling and comprehensive utilization projects. These projects cover various types of scrap resources such as LFP, ternary battery packs, positive and negative electrodes, and wires and cables, showing a clear trend of lithium battery recycling expanding from eastern coastal regions to the inland areas of central and western China.