Piedmont Lithium, Tesla amend offtake deal

Piedmont Lithium and automaker Tesla have mutually agreed to amend a September 2020 offtake agreement for spodumene concentrate (SC6). Under the new agreement, which is binding for a three-year term and includes an option to renew, Piedmont will deliver approximately 125,000 metric tons of SC6 to Tesla beginning in the second half of 2023 through the end of 2025. According…

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Tesla Looks to Australia for Nickel Supply

The U.S-Based Company Inks Supply Deal With Australian Miner BHP As Nickel Demand Amps Up. By Josephine Patterson Electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla Inc. has entered a nickel supply agreement with global miner BHP as it begins to diversify its supply chain and shift production to cobalt-free, nickel-rich batteries. The miner will supply Tesla with an undisclosed amount of…

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