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5 Tips to help you leave the cold behind this winter
10th June 2022

Judging by what we have seen so far, it is safe to say that we can expect an icy winter this year. For many of us, winter is also when we discover a few more cracks and crannies in our houses for... 


Location map of the Kathleen Valley project
Kathleen Valley lithium/tantalum project, Australia – update
10th June 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Liontown and electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla have executed a full-form agreement for the supply of spodumene concentrate from the Kathleen Valley lithium project. 


Liontown and Tesla make offtake official
6th June 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia’s Liontown and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla have executed a full-form agreement for the supply of spodumene concentrate from the Kathleen Valley lithium project, in Western... 


Liontown and Tesla extend talk deadline
30th May 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Lithium developer Liontown Resources has reached an agreement with electric vehicle (EV) major Tesla to extend the termination date for its binding offtake term sheet until June 6. The two... 


Smart appliances are getting smarter – How LG’s ThinQ App reinvents modern living
27th May 2022

In the age of ‘an app for everything’, you’ll be glad to know there are apps that make smart living even smarter. Some of today’s latest smart appliances are now connected to the internet – and... 


Severe global battery shortage likely post 2025, GlobalData forecasts
25th May 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Extraction of raw materials will not meet soaring battery demand unless capital markets change course in the face of environmental, social and governance pressures and invest heavily in new mines,... 


LG steps up to help victims of KwaZulu-Natal floods with Free Service Campaign
17th May 2022

In line with its commitment to support South Africa and its citizens through various corporate social responsibility initiatives, LG Electronics is proud to offer free repair and servicing of... 


Liontown sets LG offtake in stone
2nd May 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Lithium developer Liontown Resources has inked an binding offtake agreement with South Korean-based LG Energy Solutions to provide, enacting a term sheet signed earlier this year. Under the terms... 


LG recognised as envoronmental leader
19th April 2022

LG Electronics (LG) has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability™ World Index, which comprises global sustainability leaders as identified by S&P Global through the Corporate Sustainability... 


Vulcan firms up LG offtake
31st January 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Lithium developer Vulcan Energy has inked a binding lithium hydroxide offtake agreement with battery maker LG Energy Solutions, solidifying a term sheet signed in July of last year. The agreement... 


Cuved UltraWide
Expand your view with LG: See more and do more with an UltraWide monitor
30th November 2021

The best way to describe the impact of an ultrawide monitor is to go by the basic definition of an ultrawide format. The word refers to when a photo, video, or display has an aspect ratio bigger... 


David Kovarski
Chrome producers want ferrochrome solutions that exclude export tax
19th November 2020 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s non-integrated chrome ore exporters want to discuss ways of solving the existential threat to South Africa’s struggling ferrochrome industry to avoid the need for a tax being imposed... 


Tianqi Lithium says no cash flow improvement as debt clock ticks
16th November 2020 By: Reuters

China's Tianqi Lithium said on Friday its financial situation has not improved in recent weeks as a major repayment deadline on a $3.5-billion loan looms and its application to adjust the terms is... 


Lithium demand seen doubling in next four years
7th October 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Demand for lithium is expected to more than double by 2024, as the production of electric vehicles (EVs) batteries is set for substantial growth, says data and analytics company GlobalData. Demand... 


Nickel-producing Indonesia in early talks with Tesla on investment
5th October 2020 By: Reuters

Indonesia's government is in early discussions with electric vehicles (EV) maker Tesla Inc about a potential investment in the Southeast Asia country, a major producer of nickel, an official said.... 


LG affirms commitment to providing quality air purification solutions for MEA region
LG affirms commitment to providing quality air purification solutions for MEA region
28th September 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The pandemic has heightened concerns over health and air quality and LG Air Solutions' latest portfolio of air purification solutions for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region aims to deal with... 


Cobalt will not be taken out of batteries anytime soon – First Cobalt
Cobalt will not be taken out of batteries anytime soon – First Cobalt
23rd September 2020 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada’s First Cobalt, which owns North America’s only permitted cobalt refinery, is confident that cobalt will continue to play an essential role batteries, despite Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicting... 


Elon Musk
'Please mine more nickel,' Musk urges as Tesla boosts production
23rd July 2020 By: Reuters

Tesla boss Elon Musk urged miners to produce more nickel, a key ingredient in the batteries that power the company's electric cars, warning the current cost of batteries remained a big hurdle to... 


Glencore agrees deal to sell cobalt to Tesla for new car plants
17th June 2020 By: Bloomberg

Glencore will sell cobalt to Tesla for use in vehicles being produced at new car plants in China and Germany, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The deal could involve Glencore... 


Vodacom launches 5G network in South Africa
4th May 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications giant Vodacom has launched its fifth-generation (5G) network across three South African cities. Twenty 5G sites, 18 in Johannesburg and Pretoria and two in Cape Town, have been... 


Stung by sliding prices, lithium industry pares back expansions
Stung by sliding prices, lithium industry pares back expansions
28th October 2019 By: Reuters

Albemarle, SQM and other lithium producers have been scaling back expansion plans as near-term oversupply concerns drag on prices, unnerving investors who are pushing the industry to focus more on... 


Unemployed Youth Trained By Arc Skills Win Contract T0 Build Vital New Homes In South Africa
24th July 2019

Arc Skills sees its prize students start their own company, win their first big contract and create job opportunities for 100 young people.  Arc Skills, the world’s first lifelong learning company,... 


Vodacom uses premier race to showcase 5G capabilities
19th July 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications group Vodacom has demonstrated Africa’s first live, fifth-generation (5G) data session on a commercially ready 5G mobile phone and network. Showcased at the recent Vodacom Durban... 


Send in the troops – Congo raises the stakes on illegal mining
17th July 2019 By: Reuters

A Congolese army officer arrived in the village of Kafwaya in June and warned residents not to trespass on a major Chinese copper and cobalt mine next door. As night fell about a week later, the... 


Europe thinks like China in building its own battery industry
3rd July 2019 By: Bloomberg

The European Union is starting to act like China when it comes to building the batteries that will drive the next generation of cars and trucks. In the past few months, government officials led by... 


Kidman in talks to sell lithium to LG Chem
19th December 2018 By: Mariaan Webb

Lithium developer Kidman Mining has potentially found another buyer for lithium hydroxide production from the Mt Holland lithium project, in Western Australia. The ASX-listed company revealed on... 


Lack of unity still stunting growth of African mining sector
9th November 2018 By: Tracy Hancock

Mining has a considerable positive economic impact in most African countries, but with the right kind of support from government, industry, individual stakeholders and the general population, it... 


Deposits of Scheelite illuminate under ultraviolet light.
Why battery miners are swarming Europe’s biggest rock collection
30th August 2018 By: Bloomberg

Being home to Europe’s biggest rock collection has finally come in handy for Sweden amid the global race for the scarce metals that power electric cars. For more than a century, the Nordic nation... 


SCALING INDUSTRY
A partnership between weFix and Drone Racing Africa aims to increase legal operations and improve after sales support
Partnership formed to offer after-sales support for burgeoning drones industry
14th July 2017 By: Donna Slater

To meet the needs of the rapidly expanding drones market, a new retail and aftersales support, repair and training network has been established through a partnership between technology support... 


Where does Brexit leave the SADC-EU EPA?
22nd July 2016 By: Riaan de Lange

James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC, or simply Harold Wilson was Prime Minister of the UK from 1964 to 1970 and  from 1974 to 1976. He is also famed for having said that... 


Paringa finalises plans to develop Buck Creek No 2 mine ahead of No 1
23rd May 2016 By: Samantha Herbst

Coal developer Paringa Resources has successfully amended its coal sales contract with Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities (LG&E and KU), following its recent change in strategy to... 


Megafactory trend sparks ‘arms race’ in battery sector
29th September 2015 By: Simon Rees

Tesla Motors’ so-called ‘gigafactory’ has sparked an “arms race” in the battery sector, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence MD Simon Moores told an audience attending the Toronto leg of the company’s... 


A whole new world of colour with LG’s RGBW technology
A whole new world of colour with LG’s RGBW technology
19th August 2015

Take your viewing experience to a whole new level with LG’s M+ (RGBW) technology. M+ (RGBW) technology is LG’s new panel design. The technology adds white colour subpixels to the colour filter of a... 


RWE selects solar PV energy storage system from Parker’s EGT Division
RWE selects solar PV energy storage system from Parker’s EGT Division
17th August 2015

Parker’s Energy Grid Tie (EGT) Division, a division of Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has secured an order from German utilities company RWE to help... 


Electronics distributor launches new smart-tag range
15th May 2015 By: Sashnee Moodley

Electronics and maintenance products distributor RS Components is offering marketers a selection of near field communications (NFC) tag boards, with an evaluation kit, as part of its new range,... 


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