December 7, 2018
Employees of Sales de Jujuy (SDJ), the operating company for Orocobre’s Olaroz Lithium Facility, together with contractors and local community members have ascended Mount Tuzgle (Cerro Tuzgle), a dormant stratovolcano located in Susques, in the Jujuy Province of Northern Argentina. With an elevation of 5,486 m Mount Tuzgle is the...
December 3, 2018
Orocobre Limited is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of constantly seeking ways to enhance our contribution to society and helping to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we actively develop and employ people from our local communities. In this video some of our female employees share...
November 19, 2018
Each year Women in Mining (WIM)* publish the Top 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining book that showcases a great variety of inspiring women with interesting careers in the Metals & Mining sector. While this publication represents a fantastic opportunity to appreciate the success stories of numerous female role models...
November 8, 2018
Australia is forecast to be a global leader in a battery storage technology boom which is growing more swiftly than previously predicted. Bloomberg New Energy Finance has predicted batteries will quickly become cheaper than it originally forecast last year, with prices to fall by more 50 per cent through to...
October 29, 2018
To listen to a recording of Orocobre’s latest webcast briefing, where Managing Director & CEO Mr Richard Seville discusses the Quarterly Activities Report for the period ended 30 September 2018, click on the media player below.
October 23, 2018
A network of ultra-fast electric vehicle recharge stations powered exclusively by renewable energy will receive $6 million in funding from the Australian Federal Government. 18 stations will be located no more than 200km apart on the main highway that links Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide.
October 10, 2018
What are the e-mobility plans of the world’s largest automakers for the next 3–10 years? Will they have compelling, competitive models on the market within a few years? Will they actually have the production capacity to produce a large number of Electric Vehicles if consumers want them?
October 3, 2018
Orocobre Limited has announced that Mr Martin Perez de Solay has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer after an extensive global search by recruitment specialist Egon Zehnder. Martin will commence in these roles following the upcoming Annual General Meeting and a transition period with the...
October 2, 2018
Denmark has proposed a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 and hybrid from 2035, joining international efforts to promote Electric Vehicles (EVs) to reduce air pollution and combat climate change. The government has previously come under fire for increasing tax on EVs in 2016,...
October 1, 2018
Electric cars are poised to arrive en masse in European showrooms after years of hyped concept-car launches and billions in investment by automakers and suppliers. Now comes the hard part: selling them at a profit.