Mid-stream processing

[Feb – 2026] Zimbabwe to host Africa’s first lithium sulphate plant, changing how it profits from minerals

[Feb – 2026] Lithium refinery shuts in another blow to ‘Made in Australia’

[Feb – 2026] Albemarle to idle Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant, flagging hard-rock cost pressures

[Feb – 2026] Brazil-India Partnership Will Triple Lithium Refining Capacity

[Jan – 2026] NDS2 targets lithium beneficiation focus on battery-grade production

[Jan – 2026] AMG eyes Brazil, Portugal for Li processing

[Dec – 2025] Nigeria’s $400M Rare Earth Processing Facility Transforms African Mining

[Nov – 2025] Tesla co-founder’s critical minerals plant starts production

[Nov – 2025] Clarios to build battery recycling and critical mineral processing facilities

[Nov – 2025] Electra reactivates construction at cobalt sulfate refinery

[Nov – 2025] Vulcan Energy construction permit granted for lithium extraction plant in Germany

[Oct – 2025] Vale scraps plans to build Quebec nickel sulphate facility

[Oct – 2025] Huayou to start Zimbabwe lithium sulphate production early 2026

[Oct – 2025] Pensana scraps plan for UK clean tech minerals refinery in favour of US

[Oct – 2025] Britain’s first battery-grade lithium produced in Cornwall

[Oct – 2025] Turkey plans industrial facility to process rare earths

[Sep – 2025] HIT to set up lithium processing plant

[Sep – 2025] North America’s First Battery-Grade Cobalt Refinery Is Proposed—in Canada

[Aug – 2025] Australia pledges $87M to rescue Trafigura’s Nyrstar smelters in critical minerals push

[Aug – 2025] American Resources Corporation to Develop Critical Mineral Refinery in American Samoa