Lithium Argentina has confirmed the viable potential of a Stage 2 expansion project at Cauchari-Olaroz, in Argentina.

Liontown Resources on Wednesday approved an A$389-million ($271.68-million) expansion of its flagship Kathleen Valley lithium mine in Western Australia, prompting the company to raise its 2027 c

Market research firm Mordor Intelligence expects the global lithium carbonate market to grow from 141-million lithium carbonate-equivalent (LCE) tons in 2026 to 3.93-million LCE tons by 2031, marking a 22.74% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), with new projects in Chile and Nevada gradually expanding supply outside of China.

The Canadian government has committed C$6.3-million in financing for ASX-listed Prairie Lithium's project in Saskatchewan, which will support Phase 1 production, including balance-of-plant systems required for a commercial-scale direct lithium extraction (DLE) plant of this nature.

Rock Tech Lithium has signed agreements with Siemens Canada to advance the development of a digital twin and with Siemens to support Rock Tech's project team with the ongoing definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the Red Rock lithium converter project, in Ontario.

Bridge Green Upcycle and global commodities trader Hartree Partners have entered into a lithium carbonate commercial agreement with an initial eight-year term valued at between $500-million and $1-billion at current market prices.

Australia's Global Lithium Resources agreed on Tuesday to a nearly A$333-million ($237-million) takeover by a local unit of United Arab Emirates-based battery materials firm Titan Lithium Group, sending its shares soaring about 50%.

American Lithium Corporation has fully commissioned and started operating its Falchani lithium pilot plant, in Peru, with the operating systems performing as expected.

US lithium-ion (li-ion) battery recycling company Blue Whale Materials has achieved mechanical completion of its full processing line at its Bartlesville, Oklahoma facility, having started with commissioning the line earlier this month.

Australia's next lithium producer Global Lithium Resources has greatly improved the economics of its Manna lithium project, in Western Australia, having undertaken a Manna-Nova operation integration study to incorporate its newly acquired Nova processing plant.