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South Korea EV registration jumps in 2022

Teslarati

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport in South Korea has announced that EV registrations in the country have jumped by 72.7% South Korea has not seen the EV boom of the Chinese car market , more closely resembling the Japanese market, where electric vehicles have yet to catch on.

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SK On, EcoPro Materials and GEM to build battery precursor plant in South Korea

Green Car Congress

SK On will partner with Korea’s largest cathode material company EcoPro, and Chinese battery materials producer GEM to build a battery core material production facility in Saemangeum, South Korea. The three companies together will spend up on 1.21

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South Korea welcomes US decision to extend use of Chinese graphite in EVs – ET Auto

Baua Electric

South Korea on Wednesday welcomed a US decision to extend automakers’ eligibility for electric vehicle tax credits for cars containing Chinese graphite through 2026. The ministry said South Korean battery makers, including LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI and SK On that attended the meeting, welcomed the reprieve.

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Renault and Geely sign MOU on joint cooperation in China and South Korean Markets focused on hybrids

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Renault Group and Geely Holding Group, China’s largest privately-owned automotive group, announced an MoU framework agreement to create a cooperation focused on China and South Korea as initial key core markets. The focus will be on hybrid vehicles in the fast-growing Asian markets.

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Roskill: Yahua-Tesla deal indicative of increasing capability and numbers of Chinese lithium convertors

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On 29 December 2020, Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group announced thatits subsidiary, Yahua Lithium, had signed a five-year supply agreement with Tesla. The total value of the contract is reported to be US$630-880 million, with Yahua Lithium to provide battery-grade lithium hydroxide to Tesla from 2021 to 2025.

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SK IE Technology to supply separators for EV batteries to Sunwoda

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SK IE Technology (SKIET) signed an MOU with Sunwoda , the 9 th largest battery manufacturer in terms of global market share (according to SNE Research in 2022), to strengthen cooperation in supplying battery separators. This marks SKIET’s first large-scale supply of EV battery separators to a Chinese EV battery manufacturer.

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Why New Production Sources of Tungsten Are Critical for Increased Global Supply

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by Lewis Black, CEO of Almonty Industries. and global economies with businesses and manufacturers having to close doors and furlough employees, the global trade markets plummeted to an 11-year low of 41.5% China controls the market for nearly 35 precious minerals and metals that are important to the U.S. Should the U.S.

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