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OCSiAl receives approval for €300M Luxembourg graphene nanotube production plant and R&D center

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OCSiAl , the world’s largest manufacturer of graphene nanotubes, has been granted approval by Luxembourg authorities for a production plant, together with an associated R&D center, in Differdange, Luxembourg. OCSiAl’s headquarters and one of the company’s three graphene nanotube development centers are already located in Luxembourg.

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War Is Here, So Let’s Talk About EV Batteries, Silicon, & Graphene

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Tiny Luxembourg aims to dominate the graphene nanotube market for next-generation EV batteries and other sustainable tech.

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Coca-Cola will now make local deliveries in Belgium with 30 electric Renault Trucks vehicles

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Each truck has an on-site charging station to recharge the battery fully overnight. We will keep taking steps to decarbonize our fleet until 2030 while continuing to study market developments to determine the future of our fleets by considering parameters such as covering longer distances, vehicle autonomy, and heavier loads.

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COVID-19 outbreak poised to strengthen EV momentum and the markets for cobalt and copper

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by Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group , Co-Chair of the Global Battery Alliance. In the European Union—the world’s second-largest electric vehicle market—meanwhile, governments continue to promote electric mobility and union-wide CO 2 emissions remain in place. Automakers have faced two major hurdles.

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Deutsche Post DHL Group sells StreetScooter production rights to international consortium ODIN Automotive S.à.r.l.

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Luxembourg). StreetScooter GmbH, including its existing 300 employees, will continue to act as a supplier of vehicle parts and batteries for the Group’s planned fleet expansion to 21,500 StreetScooters. In addition, Deutsche Post DHL Group will become a minority shareholder in ODIN.

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Volta Trucks secures European Whole Vehicle Type Approval for the all-electric Volta Zero

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the international Technical Service, and SNCH, The Société Nationale de Certification et d'Homologation, the Luxembourg approval authority who oversee approval for international UNECE and European regulations. To achieve the required accreditation, Volta Trucks worked with the experts at ATEEL UK Ltd and ATEEL S.à

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Volvo Cars raises €500M for electrification through second green bond issue

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The bond was oversubscribed three-times, despite challenging global market conditions. The bond matures on 31 May 2028, pays a fixed coupon of 4.25%, equivalent to 291 basis points above mid-swap, and will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

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