[Dec – 2025] US, Orion form critical minerals fund targeting $5 billion
[Dec – 2025] China’s GWM targets 300,000 annual production with first Europe car plant
[Dec – 2025] Zeekr completes merger with Geely, ends US stock listing
[Dec – 2025] Honda to buy LG battery assets in Ohio for $2.9 billion
[Dec – 2025] Ford to scale back electric vehicle plans, taking $19.5bn hit
[Dec – 2025] EU plans looser environmental rules to allow more mining
[Dec – 2025] Commission adopts RESourceEU to secure raw materials, reduce dependencies and boost competitiveness
[Dec – 2025] LGES and Mercedes sign another major battery deal
[Dec – 2025] Ford cancels $6.5B battery deal with South Korea’s LGES
[Dec – 2025] Germany ploughs hundreds of millions into Europe’s biggest lithium mine
[Dec – 2025] EU to spend €3B in 2026 on critical raw materials supply
[Dec – 2025] South Korea’s SK and Ford Motor end US battery joint venture
[Dec – 2025] Rio Tinto Downsizes Australian Lithium Plans for Argentina Strategy
[Dec – 2025] Mexico to Impose Up to 50% Tariffs on South Korea, China Imports
[Dec – 2025] VinFast invests $1B to expand EV production in Indonesia
[Dec – 2025] Chile regulator approves Codelco-SQM lithium deal hours after announcing audit
[Dec – 2025] Nornickel fully restores cobalt production after repairs from 2022 fire
[Dec – 2025] Nickel tied to nature destruction in Philippines may enter major EV value chains -NGO
[Dec – 2025] Nornickel sharply hikes nickel surplus forecasts for this year and next
[Dec – 2025] Codelco and SQM form Novaandino Litio, the joint venture for the development of lithium in the Salar de Atacama