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JFE Steel and NEDO begin demo testing of ferro coke production at medium-scale; reducing ironmaking energy consumption and CO2 emissions by 10% each

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In Japan, the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and JFE Steel Corporation have built a medium-scale ferro coke production facility with a daily production capacity of 300 tons and begun demonstration testing. It comprises equipment crushing and drying, mixing and briquetting, and shaft furnace.

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BASF and TODA to expand their Japanese JV’s capacity for high nickel cathode active materials

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BASF and TODA KOGYO will further expand the production capacity of BASF TODA Battery Materials LLC (BTBM) at the Onoda site in Japan. Located in Sanyo-Onoda city, Yamaguchi prefecture, the Onoda site was built for cathode material production in 2003. The production facilities were expanded in 2011, 2012 and 2017.

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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Having started his career at Ford, he was Head of Volkswagen Group Research from 2000 to 2003. He was appointed Board Member for Engineering at Bentley in 2003 before taking over as Managing Director of the German Association of the Automotive Industry in 2012. Ralf-Gerhard Willner will lead Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy.

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Amyris Opens Renewable Products Demonstration Facility in Brazil; Final Scale-up Before Commercial Production of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals

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Amyris Renewable Products Demonstration Facility. opened the Amyris Renewable Products Demonstration Facility in Campinas, Brazil. The facility, located in the midst of the sugarcane processing industry, secures the final development step before full commercial production of Amyris’s renewable fuels and chemicals.

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CORE BioFuel Engages RECAT Technologies to Pilot Biomass-to-Gasoline Production Reactors

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a Canadian biofuel company that is commercializing an advanced biomass-to-gasoline production process ( earlier post ), has engaged RECAT Technologies to complete a pilot of gasoline production reactors. Founded in 2003, RECAT Technologies Inc., CORE BioFuel Inc.,

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Hyundai Motor and Kia revamp R&D organization to make it more agile, flexible and independent like startups

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To this end, Hyundai Motor and Kia have grouped together and elevated the areas directly related to vehicle development to enhance new vehicle development and secure quality in mass production. It also facilitates clear differentiation in vehicle concepts, ultimately enhancing the competitiveness of Hyundai Motor and Kia’s products.

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Allison Transmission purchases equity stake in Odyne Systems; commercial hybrid trucks

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the largest manufacturer of fully-automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles and hybrid-propulsion systems for city buses, has invested in a non-controlling equity stake in Odyne Systems LLC. During that time, Allison developed hybrid propulsion systems for city buses which went into production in 2003.