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JUNE 20, 2023

Globally, the battery industry needs to invest at least $514 billion across the whole supply chain to meet expected demand in 2030, and $920 billion by 2035, according to a new analysis by Benchmark. Global investment in technologies to help the energy transition reached a record $1.3 trillion in 2022, IRENA said. billion.

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

Graphex has more ethan a decade of commercial experience producing 10,000 metric tons per annum of battery-grade purified spherical graphite at its facility in Heilongjiang Province, China, for the power battery market. Reforme was founded by the team that developed a first in the sorting and beneficiating of iron ore.

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AUGUST 5, 2023

China-based lithium salts producer Sichuan Yahua Industrial has extended the duration of its lithium hydroxide supply agreement with Tesla ( earlier post ) from 2025 to 2030. Yahua is one of the earliest chemical enterprises established after the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

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MARCH 7, 2022

Inceptio Technology, an autonomous driving truck technology and operation company ( earlier post ), closed a US$188-million Series B+ equity financing. This round of financing was jointly led by Sequoia Capital China and Legend Capital. —Julian Ma, the Founder and CEO of Inceptio Technology.

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

As much as skeptics insist that the internal combustion engine (ICE) is dead and hydrogen is a non-starter, it appears that significant research and development is being conducted into the technology across geographies. China Yuchai. GAC Motor (GAC) tested a hydrogen combustion engine that has a high thermal efficiency of 44%.

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DECEMBER 4, 2021

The Wall Street Journal reported that China will create one of the world’s largest rare-earths companies with the aim of maintaining its dominance in the global supply chain of the strategic metals as tensions deepen with the US. of China Ltd. I.e., even rare earths mined overseas are sent to China for final processing.

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MAY 9, 2024

New Delhi: It is no secret that Chinese component makers are aggressively scouting global markets for increasing their already tight grip on the nascent battery electric vehicle (BEV) industry. Sona Comstar has manufacturing facilities in China, Mexico and USA apart from India.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

and Sumitomo Corporation announced an agreement to diversify and strengthen rare earth supplies in Japan. Further, the companies will collaborate on the supply of rare earth metals and other products. The effort to electrify and decarbonize the global economy is causing demand for rare earths to grow rapidly, outpacing new supply.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Researchers at the US Geological Survey (USGS) and its partners have developed a new methodology to identify which mineral commodities important to US manufacturing are at greatest risk to supply disruption. The methodology evaluated the global supply of and US demand for 52 mineral commodities for the years 2007 to 2016. Nassar et al.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Japan-based Teijin Automotive Technologies, the core company of the Teijin Group's automotive composites business, has begun commercial operation of a new composites manufacturing facility in the Wujin National Hi-Tech Industrial Zone based in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, China. Teijin is targeting annual sales of US$2.0

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company is spearheading the development of a hydrogen fuel cell commercial vehicle ecosystem in China with regional partners. and Shanghai Ronghe Electric Technology Financial Leasing Co., Hyundai believes China has a massive potential for hydrogen powered commercial vehicles. Shanghai Sunwise New Energy System Co.,

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

which operates an industrial precious metals business as a core company of TANAKA Precious Metals, signed a technical assistance agreement with Chengdu Guangming Paite Precious Metal Co., an affiliated company in China, in the area of fuel cell electrode catalyst manufacturing technologies. TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.,

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Despite the trend toward transportation electrification, the lithium industry has had a rough few years. In 2019, rechargeable batteries accounted for 54% of total lithium demand, almost entirely from Li-ion battery technologies. In 2019, monthly average lithium carbonate prices fell 36% between January and December. Source: Roskill.

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OCTOBER 23, 2021

Benchmark Minerals reports that China’s ongoing energy shortage, which has seen local governments enforce intermittent power cuts since July 2021, has begun to affect domestic anode and cathode production as several producers were forced to scale back production in late Q3.

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JULY 13, 2023

Johnson Matthey (JM) signed an investment agreement with the Jiading District in Shanghai to help accelerate the hydrogen economy in China. This is a landmark investment for our business as we build our footprint in the US, Europe and now China, cementing our presence in all three major hydrogen markets.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

The worldwide semiconductor industry is projected to invest more than $500 billion in 84 volume chipmaking facilities starting construction from 2021 to 2023, with segments including automotive and high-performance computing (HPC) fueling the spending increases, SEMI announced in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2023

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) officially launched China’s first methanol-to-hydrogen and hydrogen refueling service station in Dalian, China. China produces the most methanol in the world, accounting for 60% of the global total. As part of Sinopec’s commitment to becoming China’s No.1

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The SAFE Center for Strategic Industrial Materials (C-SIM) released the first report in a series of policy papers regarding the various issues impacting domestic primary aluminum production: The US Aluminum Industry’s Energy Problem and Energy Solution.

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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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APRIL 12, 2022

billion in 2022 as 200mm fab utilization remains at high levels and the global semiconductor industry works to overcome the chip shortage. Regionally, China will lead the world in 200mm capacity with 21% share in 2022, followed by Japan with 16% and Taiwan and Europe/Mideast at 15% each. After climbing to $5.3 Source: SEMI.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Australia-based Sparc Technologies has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Sparc has also engaged an experienced battery technology consultant to advise on the project and to assist with commercialization. —, Mike Bartels, Sparc Managing Director.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

Loop Energy, a hydrogen fuel cell company providing solutions for the commercial vehicle markets, announced that Skywell New Energy Vehicles Group (Skywell) received index approval from China’s Ministry of Industry & Information and Technology (MIIT) for a zero-emission public transport bus powered by Loop Energy’s fuel cell systems.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The new company, named BASF HERAEUS (China) Metal Resource Co., Ltd will be set up in Pinghu, China. China has limited natural resources in Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) consisting predominately of platinum, palladium and rhodium and strongly relies on imports.

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APRIL 15, 2021

Bosch and China-based premium commercial vehicle manufacturer Qingling Motors have established a joint venture in China: Bosch Hydrogen Powertrain Systems (Chongqing) Co. According to the Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap 2.0 China is the most important growth market for electromobility.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

© Fujian Chuanzheng Shipbuilding industry Co., The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its advanced thruster solution for a new hybrid tug being built to operate in the port of Xiamen in China.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Renault CEO Luca de Meo released a 19-page open letter to Europe describing an auto European plan to protect against the ‘onslaught of electric vehicles (EV)’ coming from China.” China is making rapid inroads into the all-electric vehicle segment. Last year, it signed a supply agreement with Chinese battery supplier CATL.

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MARCH 15, 2024

That’s been the thinking of leaders from developed countries, who’ve been seeking ways to China-proof the market for lithium , the light metal that’s essential for high-performance rechargeable power packs. The global lithium industry is so interwoven with Chinese capital now that it’s going to be impossible to unpick.

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MARCH 3, 2018

SAIC Motor Corporation Limited and Infineon Technologies AG established a joint venture to manufacture power modules for the developing electric vehicle market in China. SAIC Motor is the largest OEM in China and thus an outstanding partner to further strengthen and expand our position. million units in 2020 and 4.3

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JANUARY 23, 2021

China-based battery maker CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd) and its subsidiary Shenzhen Dynanonic signed an agreement with Jiang’an county government (located in south-west China’s Sichuan province) to build a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials plant with a production capacity of 80 tpy.

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MARCH 4, 2021

The transition to electric vehicles has the potential to reshape much of the industry, including the supply base. —Stephen Smith, Chairman, President and CEO, Amsted Industries. This device uses unique clutching technology developed by Means and Burgess-Norton proprietary powder-metal forming.

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APRIL 8, 2022

Huiyang”), Haicheng Shenhe Technology Co., Shenhe”), Guizhou Yilong New Area Industrial Development Investment Co., The JV will be established in the New Materials Industrial Park of Yilong District, Xingyi City of Guizhou Province, with a total investment amount of up to RMB620 million ($98.13 Shanghai Huiyang Investment Co.,

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JANUARY 9, 2022

Tesla’s embrace of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries has propelled the chemistry into the mainstream of the automotive industry. Automakers including Volkswagen, Daimler, and Ford have also adopted the cost-effective technology in their lower-range EVs. on prices a year prior.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

This trend was already underway before the pandemic, due to cost-competitive gas in key sectors including power, industry and transport, and major regions including Europe, North America and Asia. India is planning to almost double the length of its gas transmission grid, while China will grow its gas network about 60% by 2025.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2019

BASF officially launched its smart Verbund project in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China, and commenced building its first plants. The first plants will produce engineering plastics and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) to serve the increasing needs of various growth industries in the southern China market and throughout Asia.

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JULY 14, 2021

The goals of both partners are to industrialize the planned battery cell production at the Salzgitter site of Volkswagen Group Components and to develop first use cases of the Volkswagen unified cell concept for the volume segment. The unified cell is compatible to all major upcoming innovations in both product and production technology.

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APRIL 15, 2024

More than a few of them are at ZF Friedrichshafen AG , one of the world’s largest suppliers of parts to the automotive industry. As a matter of fact, 95 percent of the rare earths are mined in China. And this means that if China decides no one else will have rare earths, we can do nothing against it.” Otmar Scharrer on.

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MAY 21, 2021

BASF and Shanshan, a leading lithium-ion battery materials supplier serving both the e-mobility and the consumer electronics (CE) market, have agreed to form a BASF majority-owned joint venture (BASF: 51%; Shanshan: 49%) to produce cathode active materials (CAM) and precursors (PCAM) in China. —Zhihua Li, President of Shanshan.

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