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Lithium A tracked procurement-relevant organisation, company, supplier, country, region, port, commodity, regulator, route or similar subject.

Commodity 166 mentions The number of distinct real collected signals in which the entity has been identified. First seen 6th July 2026 Last seen 23rd October 2026

  • 6Open events Canonical events linked to this entity that are still Breaking, Active or Monitoring -- not yet Closed, rejected or merged into another event.
  • 6Linked events
  • 0Developing situations
  • 2Report appearances

Events Canonical events linked to this entity that are still Breaking, Active or Monitoring -- not yet Closed, rejected or merged into another event.

Headline The concise title of the canonical procurement event. Type The kind of real-world development identified, such as a supply shortage, contract award, regulatory change or production disruption. Significance Significance estimates the potential procurement impact of the event, including factors such as supply, cost, operations, geography and strategic importance. Confidence Confidence indicates how reliable ProcIntel considers the event assessment based on the quality, quantity and independence of the supporting evidence. It does not measure the event's importance. Lifecycle Lifecycle shows the current state of the development: Breaking is newly detected, Active remains current, Monitoring is being watched for further changes, and Closed is no longer actively developing. Articles The number of source articles linked to this canonical event. Several articles may describe the same underlying development. Evidence strength A plain-language assessment of how much independent evidence supports the Developing Intelligence thread.
African Critical Elements acquires Lepidico Canada, Namibian lithium asset Acquisition 2 · Moderate 2 · Low Breaking 1 Low
CNBM issues profit warning for first nine months of 2026 Financial distress 3 · Material 3 · Moderate Breaking 1 Low
Nth Cycle signs $1bn recycled minerals supply deal with Glencore Major contract award 2 · Moderate 2 · Low Breaking 1 Low
Treat all cargo containing lithium-ion batteries as dangerous, says CINS Factory fire 3 · Material 2 · Low Breaking 1 Low
LG Energy signs lithium carbonate deal with Smackover Major contract award 2 · Moderate 2 · Low Breaking 1 Low
Rock Tech Lithium secures 100,000‑tonne Transamine pact Major contract award 2 · Moderate 2 · Low Active 1 Low

Developing Intelligence An evolving procurement situation made up of several distinct but clearly related events over time.

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Reports Weekly Intelligence Report editions in which an event or Developing Intelligence thread linked to this entity has appeared.

EditionProductSectionVia
31 August – 6 September 2026 Weekly Intelligence Commodities Input Costs LG Energy signs lithium carbonate deal with Smackover
31 August – 6 September 2026 Weekly Intelligence Supply Chain Logistics Treat all cargo containing lithium-ion batteries as dangerous, says CINS

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Timeline Every recorded action involving this entity -- source mentions, linked events being created or updated, Developing Intelligence links, report appearances and entity-record actions such as merges -- in one dated feed. Nothing here is inferred; each entry is drawn from an existing record.

  1. Mentioned in "Coal India weighs acquiring Wealth Minerals unit with Chile lithium assets"

    The text "lithium" in the article matched a known alias of Lithium.

  2. Mentioned in "India, Russia discuss Vande Bharat, SJ-100 aircraft, UAVs to deepen industrial ties"

    The text "lithium" in the article matched a known alias of Lithium.

  3. Mentioned in "Posco Future M secures first major LFP supply deal"

    The text "lithium" in the article matched a known alias of Lithium.

  4. Mentioned in "EMP moves toward production with Saskatchewan lithium demo plant build"

    The text "lithium" in the article matched a known alias of Lithium.

  5. Mentioned in "U.S. orders black mass, tungsten scrap kept home"

    The text "lithium" in the article matched a known alias of Lithium.

  6. Mentioned in "Fishlike Nanorobots Could Become America’s Answer to China’s Lithium Grip"

    The text "Lithium" in the article matched a known alias of Lithium.

  7. Mentioned in "Pentagon Scraps $300 Million Lithium Tender for Defense Stockpile"

    The text "Lithium" in the article matched a known alias of Lithium.

  8. Mentioned in "Tata’s battery unit turns to own tech for making lithium cells"

    The text "lithium" in the article matched a known alias of Lithium.

  9. Mentioned in "Emerita Resources takes Lithium Ionic dispute to court"

    The text "Lithium" in the article matched a known alias of Lithium.

  10. Mentioned in "Rock Tech Lithium secures 100,000‑tonne Transamine pact"

    The text "Lithium" in the article matched a known alias of Lithium.

  11. Mentioned in "US struggles to secure lithium for strategic stockpile"

    The text "lithium" in the article matched a known alias of Lithium.

  12. Mentioned in "ILiA Webinar | Reducing Lithium Price Risk: Evolution of the Lithium Derivatives Market"

    The text "Lithium" in the article matched a known alias of Lithium.

  13. Mentioned in "ILiA Webinar with Lithink | The Qualification of Lithium"

    The text "Lithium" in the article matched a known alias of Lithium.

  14. Mentioned in "International Mining and Resources Conference + Expo (IMARC)"

    The text "Lithium" in the article matched a known alias of Lithium.