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Another key characteristic of the niobium market is its highly concentrated supply. CBMM’s market dominance will continue as the group will expand its production capacity by 50% in 2020 and is considering more capacity increases in coming years. 2018) “Niobium tungsten oxides for high-rate lithium-ion energy storage.”

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Li-Cycle Corp. , a North-America-based lithium-ion battery resource recovery company, recently completed its first shipment of commercially recycled battery material, containing energy metals concentrate. Li-Cycle expects to be fully operational at the facility later this year. Earlier post.)

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million) to build a Li-ion battery separator plant in China. The plant is set to start commercial production in the third quarter of 2020 with an annual capacity of 340 million square meters of polymer lithium-ion battery separator (LiBS) and 130 million square meters of ceramic-coated separator (CCS), SK Innovation said.

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Argonne National Laboratory’s Systems Assessment Center has released the 2020 version of the suite of GREET models and associated documentation. Supply chain sustainability analysis (SCSA) of six biofuel production pathways. The following low-carbon alternative ammonia production pathways have been implemented in GREET 2020 release.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

a part of the US$19-billion Mahindra Group, and LG Chem, Korea’s leading manufacturer of advanced batteries, are collaborating in the field of advanced Li-ion battery technology. LG Chem will also design the Li-ion battery modules for Mahindra Electric, which in turn will create battery packs for the Mahindra Group and other customers.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The “Recycling Li-ion batteries for electric Vehicle” (ReLieVe) project, founded by Eramet, BASF and SUEZ, will receive a €4.7 The objective is to develop an innovative closed-loop process to recycle lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles and to enable the production of new lithium-ion batteries in Europe.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The battery market currently represents approximately 23% of global flake graphite output and is expected to be a rapidly growing sector due to lithium ion (Li-ion) battery demand (Source: Benchmark Minerals). If these forecasts are accurate, approximately 240,000 tonnes of spherical graphite would be required per year.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Q1 2020 saw monthly average prices fall further to less than US$7,000/t Li 2 CO 3 for the first time since 2014, eroding price increases caused by forecast strong demand growth in the lithium-ion battery industry and uncertainty over future supply. Lithium demand by application in 2019. Source: Roskill.

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APRIL 19, 2018

There is now a significant wave of interest in battery raw material supply security, mainly from Asia, to underpin the growth of Li-ion battery production over the next decade. Under the deal, LG Chem will raise around US$225 million by 2020 to set up the precursor and cathode JVs in China.

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JANUARY 18, 2022

PPG will supply cathode binder systems which are free of N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) solvent, to the Cellforce Group. In December 2020, EPA released its final risk evaluation for NMP. The collaboration would eliminate the use of NMP in producing the conductive-carbon slurry that forms cathodes for Li-ion batteries.

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of total vehicle sales by 2020, the more significant story is the rapid expansion of strong-hybrid vehicles led by Toyota, Ford, and Honda, followed by Hyundai, Nissan and others. The current market share in Japan already exceeds 20%, and the world market share is estimated to exceed 5% by 2020. billion in 2020.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

South Korea-based steelmaker POSCO will establish two Li-ion battery material joint ventures in China with leading cobalt supplier Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt. The joint ventures will aim to start production of precursors and cathodes with up to 4,600 ton annual capacity from the second half of 2020.

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JUNE 22, 2015

Saft has won a contract to supply Li-ion battery systems to Imtech Marine, a leading maritime technology supplier. The vessel is being funded by the Scottish Government to help meet the target set in its Climate Change Delivery Plan to reduce CO 2 emissions in the transport sector by at least 20% by 2020.

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JUNE 22, 2018

The lithium-ion battery industry has been, and will continue to be, the main catalyst for growth; it accounted for close to 50% of consumption in 2017 and is expected to reach over 80% by 2027. The build-out of new and expanded capacity is expected to continue the oversupply of mined products, and extend to refined products towards 2020.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

The Nikkei reports that by 2020, Japan’s GS Yuasa will begin mass producing lithium-ion batteries that double the driving range of small electric vehicles. and carmaker Mitsubishi Motors, will develop the cells, which will be produced at its plant in Shiga Prefecture and supplied to automakers in Japan and Europe.

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APRIL 20, 2012

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants has updated its global Li-ion automotive battery study ( earlier post ). Further growth to more than US$50 billion is forecast in the 2020 high growth scenario. We also expect that cell manufacturers will supply directly to the OEMs.” High and low growth scenarios are shown.

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Li-ion maker Boston Power has secured US$290 million in local government financial support for the expansion of its two facilities in China. China’s EV market is expected to reach US$35 billion by 2020, with demand for high-end lithium-ion batteries hitting 100 GWh.

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Stealth-mode battery start-up 24M has introduced its new semi-solid lithium-ion cell. Together, our inventions achieve what lithium-ion has yet to do—meet the ultra-low cost targets of the grid and transportation industries. By 2020 our battery costs will be less than $100 a kilowatt-hour (kWh). Earlier post.).

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JULY 16, 2018

AKASOL is also starting to develop second-generation lithium-ion battery systems in close cooperation with Daimler Buses. Being upwards compatible, these will offer about 35% more energy and contribute to an improved range in 2020. —AKASOL CEO Sven Schulz.

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CAGR (compound annual growth rate) from 31 million in 2013 to nearly 38 million in 2020. million by 2020. The e-bicycle market in China is slowing, however, due to a weakened economy, increased consolidation of manufacturers, and supply chain issues in the lead-acid battery market, Navigant says. million vehicles by 2020.

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Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Magna E-Car Systems are forming a $200-million automotive Li-ion battery joint venture. Magna E-Car supplies the powertrain to Ford Motor Co. It targets a 30 percent share in the electric car market in the regions by 2020.Though HHI will take a 40% stake, with Magna taking the remainder.

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The two companies have also agreed to cooperate closely on other LFP-related raw material supply matters. Global demand for LFP is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 30% between 2014 and 2020, mainly driven by industrial batteries, e-buses and e-cars.

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Lithium-ion batteries have a profound role in triggering the EV revolution going on now. The ingenious idea to incorporate Li-ion batteries transformed electric vehicles from boring and lame to thrilling and exhilarating. Another concern is that ‘what to do with the Li-ion batteries once their lifetime is over?’

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In its second quarterly update to its Lithium: Outlook to 2030, 17 th Edition report, Roskill maintains the view that future refined lithium supply will remain tight, with a period of sustained supply deficit in the mid-2020s. The lithium-ion battery supply chain does not only depend on lithium.

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American Manganese has contracted Kemetco Research to perform proof-of-concept testing of the company’s proprietary hydrometallurgical process for the recycling of cathode materials of Li-ion batteries from electric-drive vehicles (EDVs). It estimates that this number will increase to 358,000 by 2020 and 849,000 by 2025.

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Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems will supply a 500kW Li-ion energy storage solution to Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC), the third largest manufacturer of wind turbines in the People’s Republic of China and the country’s largest exporter of power equipment.

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JUNE 9, 2015

Saft has introduced the Intensium Home 10M lithium-ion energy storage system, designed for high-end residential and small commercial solar PV installations. The new Intensium Home 10M 240 V system comprises five Li-ion modules to provide both high power capability, rated at 10 kW, with 10 kWh energy storage in a cabinet.

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JUNE 23, 2021

In 2020 there were the newly developed solid-state batteries based on argyrodite electrolyte by Samsung and a further $200-million investment by Volkswagen on QuantumScape. Lithium-ion battery manufacturing has been dominated by East Asia, with Japan, China, and South Korea playing a significant role.

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Li-ion battery maker Electrovaya Inc. Electrovaya would work with Hero Eco to implement Li-ion-powered electric bikes for Hero’s markets in Asia, Europe and North America. Electrovaya would work with Hero Eco to implement Li-ion-powered electric bikes for Hero’s markets in Asia, Europe and North America.

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JULY 20, 2021

Group14 Technologies, a global provider of silicon-carbon composite materials for lithium-ion markets, and SK materials, one of the world’s top manufacturers of special gases and industrial gases, are forming a joint venture to build a factory for lithium-silicon battery materials in South Korea.

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Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché has been selected as the Li-ion battery system supplier for a battery-electric ferryboat to be built by Danish shipbuilder Søby Shipyard Ltd. The ferry will be placed in service in June 2017 to transport vehicles and passengers between island Ærø and the mainland in Denmark. Click to enlarge.

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Hercules recently completed an agreement with Prieto Battery ( earlier post )—developer of a 3D solid-state Li-ion rechargeable battery—to co-develop and commercialize solid-state batteries for production in North America. In September 2020, Hercules announced an exclusive agreement with Toronto-based Worksport Ltd.,

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PRTM concludes that the large format Li-ion battery market could be under-supplied by nearly 10% by 2016. Additional capacity investments beyond those recently announced by battery manufacturers will be required to avoid a Li-Ion battery shortfall of 30% by 2017. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 10, 2018

Germany-based Akasol is manufacturing lithium-ion battery systems for Daimler subsidiary EvoBus. Akasol believes that this is currently Europe’s largest production plant for commercial vehicle lithium-ion battery systems. These buses will be fitted with up to ten of Akasol’s AKASYSTEM OEM battery packs (max.

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MARCH 30, 2015

Daimler AG has selected LG Chem as the supplier of lithium-ion batteries for the smart EV that will be newly launched in 2016. By signing a supply contract with Daimler, LG Chem has become the world’s biggest automotive battery supplier, having at least 13 global automakers among the top 20 global brands. billion by 2020.

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Beyond solid, liquid and gas, plasma is the fourth state of matter, consisting of an aggregate of charged ions. This device consists of a microwave power supply, an air compressor, a compressed microwave waveguide and a flame ignitor. Credit: Jau Tang and Jun Li. —Jau Tang, a professor at Wuhan University. —Jau Tang.

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South Korean lithium-ion battery (LIB) cell manufacturer LG Chem recently announced it will increase cell manufacturing capacity to 90 GWh in 2020 from a previous forecast of 70 GWh. Huayou is a cobalt refiner with cobalt mining and processing assets in the DRC.

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