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Stellantis makes $155M investment in McEwen Copper Argentina project

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Stellantis announced a $155-million investment in a copper project located in Argentina, which will make a major contribution to the company’s plan to become carbon net zero by 2038. Los Azules is an advanced-stage porphyry copper exploration project in the San Juan pro-mining province of Argentina.

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POSCO begins construction of S Korea’s first lithium hydroxide plant

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Korea) of the country’s first lithium hydroxide plant, which will produce secondary battery materials using lithium produced from brine in Argentina. In 2018, POSCO Holdings acquired a package of tenements from Galaxy Resources in the Salar de Hombre Muerto in Argentina in order to secure lithium preemptively.

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EIA: New import duties drove biomass-based diesel imports down in 2017

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million barrels in 2017, a 36% decrease from 2016, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Biomass-based diesel also generates credits under California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). million barrels in 2017, a 44% decrease from 2016 levels. million barrels in 2017, a 44% decrease from 2016 levels.

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Roskill forecasts increasing dependence of Li market on batteries; switch from portable electronics to hybrids

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Consumption of lithium in rechargeable batteries by end use, 2012-2017, kt LCE. In addition, in the period to 2017 Roskill forecasts that the main market driver for lithium-ion batteries will gradually switch from portable consumer electronics to electric vehicles, especially hybrid variants. Source: Roskill. Click to enlarge.

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Roskill: Chinese companies step up their pursuit of lithium resources

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Jilin Jien, which bought the Québec Lithium mine and lithium carbonate conversion plant from its creditors in 2016, is understood to have entered bankruptcy in China and had struggled to raise the funds to complete the re-commissioning.

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Roskill: predominance of lithium production shifting to mineral vs brine, driven by volume requirements of EVs

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Roskill Information Services forecasts that the lithium industry will need to add nearly 100kt of new lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) production per year by 2027 to keep up with demand driven by the global transition to electric vehicles. Roskill launched its Lithium Cost Model Service in June 2018.

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Roskill: predominance of lithium production shifting to mineral vs brine, driven by volume requirements of EVs

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Roskill Information Services forecasts that the lithium industry will need to add nearly 100kt of new lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) production per year by 2027 to keep up with demand driven by the global transition to electric vehicles. Roskill launched its Lithium Cost Model Service in June 2018.