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EV Supply Chains May Be Dirtier Than You Think

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Materials like manganese mined in South Africa can have significant negative impacts on local communities and the people doing the mining. is working to expand its supply chain through legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act and other efforts. As The Washington Pos t points out, the U.S.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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South Africa and India have good iron ore reserves and the potential to produce a large amount of low-cost clean power. The world’s largest iron ore producer, Australia, however, currently produces lower grade ores, and could lose its number one place in the supply chain, if it does not invest in equipment to upgrade its product.

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Celanese sees new TCX ethanol process as key component in future growth; a paradigm shift in ethanol production

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Synergies with the acetyl business include shared customers, raw materials and the supply chain. a Chinese synthesis gas supplier, for the production of certain feedstocks used in the TCX process. In January, Celanese signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Wison (China) Holding Co., Earlier post.). Source: Celanese.

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Strong Dollar Could Cap Oil Prices

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dollar poses an obstacle to further gains in oil prices. The dollar has gained more than 8 percent against the Chinese currency since March. As Reuters points out , in dollar terms the price of Brent oil has climbed 9 percent this year, but in yuan terms oil is now nearly 14 percent more expensive. The strength of the U.S.

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China’s battery supply chain tops BNEF ranking for third consecutive time; Canada close 2nd, US drops to 3rd

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China continues to dominate BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) global lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking, for the third time in a row, for both 2022 and its projection for 2027, due to continued support for the electric vehicle demand and raw materials investments. —Allan Ray Restauro, metals and mining analyst at BNEF and lead author.

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