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Standard Lithium completes proof-of-concept of lithium extraction & crystallization; better than battery-quality lithium carbonate

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Successful operation of the technology at pre-commercial continuous scale has directly extracted lithium from brine in Arkansas and produced a purified, concentrated intermediate product (LiCl solution) which has been converted to better than battery-quality lithium carbonate final product. Canada-based Standard Lithium Ltd.

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Koch Strategic Platforms invests $100M in Standard Lithium

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Standard Lithium’s flagship project is located in southern Arkansas, where it is engaged in the testing and proving of the commercial viability of lithium extraction from more than 150,000 acres of permitted brine operations. The demonstration plant is being used for proof-of-concept and commercial feasibility studies.

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LANXESS enters battery chemistry business; Li-ion electrolyte production in Leverkusen, Germany

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Germany-based specialty chemicals company LANXESS is entering the battery chemistry business. Starting next year, the Group will produce electrolyte formulations for lithium-ion batteries for the Chinese company Tinci. Tinci) is a leading global manufacturer of lithium-ion battery materials.

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Walmart to buy 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles; option for up to 10,000

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Canoo’s fully electric Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV) is a US-made commercial EV optimized for sustainable last mile delivery use cases. As with all Canoo vehicles, the LDV is built on a proprietary multi-purpose platform (MPP) architecture that integrates the motors, battery module and other critical driving components.

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Albemarle expands Nevada site to increase domestic production of lithium

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and begin a program to evaluate clays and other available Nevada resources for commercial production of lithium. Albemarle Corporation will expand capacity at the company’s lithium production facility in Silver Peak, Nev.,

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Canoo continues rapid production expansion with yet another new facility

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While the company was at one point looking down the barrel of bankruptcy, Canoo has since then secured massive orders for their Lifestyle Vehicle (LV) electric van, expanded battery production capabilities with several new facilities , and now plans to double down and expand vehicle production further with a new facility in Oklahoma City.

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Revoy electric trailer rolls into Trucking with Clean Fuels Conference

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By packing batteries and an electric drive axle into a tandem trailer that fits between a conventional semi truck and trailer, Revoy EV claims it can “electrify” a diesel truck fleet quickly and easily, effectively cutting a fleet’s fuel bill in half. Will its roll in depleted/roll out full model work at scale?

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