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“We’re here to build,” says Lithium Universe CEO on plans for Quebec lithium hub

Australian junior’s Quebec lithium processing strategy starts with a refinery in Bécancour by 2027, with a mine and concentrator to follow

Mehanaz Yakub

Mar 26, 2024

4 minute read

Quebec’s Nouveau Monde Graphite announces multiyear supply deals with Panasonic Energy and General Motors

Active anode material offtake agreements with leading North American EV battery makers also include an immediate US$50-million investment, with US$275 million in future funding to follow

Brian Banks

Feb 15, 2024

6 minute read

Workforce, funding, collaboration: EV Innovation & Technology Conference highlights promise, needs for Canada’s EV ecosystem

Canada now ranks No. 1 in the world for EV battery supply chain potential. Attendees discussed what’s needed to turn that potential into reality

Mehanaz Yakub

Feb 9, 2024

8 minute read

Prospects dim for BASF cathode active materials plant in Bécancour

Despite announcing the Quebec project in early 2022, BASF now says it is continuing “to evaluate the best location” for a CAM plant in North America

John Lorinc

Jan 16, 2024

4 minute read

Ford, South Korean partners building $1.2-billion battery cathode factory in Quebec

Plant construction is now underway in Bécancour, Que., with production to start in 2026 and support the manufacture of 225,000 EVs per year

Mehanaz Yakub

Aug 17, 2023

5 minute read

Quebec and Ontario signalling major lithium production developments

As Canada races to solidify its EV supply chain, Quebec and Ontario are vying for investments and development of their lithium sectors

Mehanaz Yakub

May 30, 2023

6 minute read

GM-Vale nickel sulphate deal is latest to showcase Canada’s battery supply chain resource and processing potential

Once Vale’s proposed nickel processing plant in Bécancour, Que., is completed by 2026, the mining giant will supply General Motors with 25,000 metric tonnes of nickel annually

Mehanaz Yakub

Nov 22, 2022

6 minute read

BASF announces Quebec site acquisition for a major battery cathode facility

The German chemical giant announced Friday that it plans to build a factory in Quebec to produce cathode active materials — helping to fill a gap in Canada’s electric vehicle battery supply chain — with production expected to start by 2025

Mehanaz Yakub

Mar 4, 2022

4 minute read