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Chinese steel group Tsingshan investing $375M to build lithium plant in Argentina with Eramet

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China’s Tsingshan , the world’s largest producer of stainless steel, will invest $375 million to build a lithium plant in Argentina with French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet. interest, and will retain operational management responsibility; its partner Tsingshan is financing the plant construction in exchange for 49.9%

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Northern Graphite closes acquisition of two graphite mines; 3rd largest non-Chinese graphite company

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The acquisitions will provide Northern with 40-50,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of graphite production capacity in Québec and Namibia, which will make it the third-largest non-Chinese natural graphite producing company. million in lease payments for use of the land and buildings.

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Survey: Younger US drivers are more open to Chinese EVs

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drivers are more open to driving vehicles from Chinese brands than their older counterparts, according to a new AutoPacific survey. But concerns about how Chinese brands manage data privacy were high regardless of age. No vehicles from Chinese brands are currently sold in the U.S., Younger U.S.

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NIO Capital invests in Chinese SiC chip maker

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Image credit: NIO Capital) NIO Capital has invested in a local Chinese silicon carbide (SiC) chip maker as it continues to expand its investments in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry chain. The module will help upgrade the electrical architecture of NEVs from 400V to 800V and enable NEVs to charge from 0 to 80 percent in 10 minutes.

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Waste-to-biofuels company Enerkem raises C$280M, its largest financing round

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In addition to new investors BlackRock and Sinobioway, existing investors also participated in this financing. This new and significant financing will help accelerate our growth and further expand project development and implementation. Sinobioway is a leading Chinese company engaged in the bio-economy. Earlier post.).

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Chinese EV company Xpeng Motors raises US$400M in Series C; Xiaomi strategic investor

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In addition to the latest equity raising, Xpeng Motors has also successfully diversified its funding sources by securing several billions of RMB-denominated unsecured credit lines from leading Chinese and international banks including China Merchants Bank, China CITIC Bank and HSBC. Xpeng Motors achieved numerous milestones this year.

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BMW Group to build future MINI E vehicles in China with Great Wall Motor

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The BMW Group and Great Wall Motor have launched a new joint venture—Spotlight Automotive Limited—and are building a joint plant in China, where the BMW Group will produce future fully-electric models of its MINI brand. Jiangsu is also one of the leading provinces for finance, education and technology.

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