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

A Savannah Resources anunciou em 29 de junho que o seu projeto de lítio do Barroso, em Portugal – o maior depósito de petalite da Europa – retomaria as operações com efeito imediato. O reinício seguiu-se à decisão do governo português de rejeitar uma medida cautelar prevista, levantando assim a suspensão da ordem de servidão temporária do terreno e eliminando os últimos obstáculos ao acesso ao local na fase de pré‑construção. Na sua decisão, o governo português sublinhou que o projeto é de grande importância nacional e europeia, apoiando a autonomia estratégica da UE e a transição energética. Irá impulsionar efetivamente a economia do interior, reforçar a coesão regional através da criação de emprego, e reconheceu o cumprimento da Savannah durante a implementação inicial da servidão em 2025, bem como o seu envolvimento ativo com as preocupações da comunidade. A empresa afirmou que a retoma atempada estava em linha com as expectativas, e que iria prosseguir com os trabalhos no local e o estudo de viabilidade final.

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.