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MARCH 22, 2023

Supply chain disruption and rising material costs are causing the global automotive industry to re-evaluate lean manufacturing principles, according to a new survey commissioned by ABB Robotics.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The findings of this joint research on ammonia cracking will help support industry-wide efforts to decarbonize transport and heavy industrial processes and lower carbon emissions to meet global climate goals. Ammonia is a cost competitive carrier of hydrogen which will require cracking at destination to cater to different end uses.

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APRIL 23, 2021

A new report sponsored by ABB Robotics and authored by the automotive intelligence unit of Ultima Media auggests that concerns over EV battery supply to meet the escalation in demand poses serious risk to the growth of market share of electric vehicles, despite plans for 80 new global battery gigafactories.

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MAY 24, 2021

Disruptions to this supply can have wide-ranging consequences, but the understanding of how those disruptions play out in global markets is limited. China dominates the global rare earths market. Causes of supply disruptions. The researchers at Argonne are using a unique computer model to understand the effects.

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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.

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APRIL 7, 2023

ICIS assessment data from 4 April shows that renewable hydrogen produced using a 10-year renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) starting in 2026 in the Netherlands would cost €4.58/kg kg of hydrogen would be needed to achieve capital cost recovery, meaning the producer would need to charge buyers less than €1/kg to ensure project breakeven.

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JULY 9, 2021

the colorants and functional materials division of Japan’s Toyo Ink Group, will supply the North American and European operations of SK Innovation, a South Korean lithium-ion (li-ion) battery manufacturer, with Toyocolor’s Lioaccum series of conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions. Toyocolor Co.,

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

Global nickel demand could outstrip supply within the next few years, potentially limiting EV battery supplies, according to a new report from the Norwegian consultancy Rystad Energy. First spotted by E&E News, the report predicts that by 2024 annual global demand for nickel will rise from the current 2.5

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MAY 27, 2024

Indian component makers are expected to benefit not just by the geopolitical uncertainties compelling global businesses to move away from sourcing from China. New Delhi: The shift has been gradual and the hope that India’s auto component sector becomes truly global finally appears to become real.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Molicel ), a supplier of lithium-ion battery cells, entered into a memorandum of understanding for Molicel to manufacture and supply the battery cells for Archer’s production electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Midnight. Archer Aviation and E-One Moli Energy Corp.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

recently announced a binding agreement for a large-scale supply of Cathode Active Material (CAM) to help GM meet its fast-growing EV production needs. CAM is a key battery material consisting of components like processed nickel, lithium and other materials representing about 40% of the cost of a battery cell.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Advanced materials technology company Sylvatex (SVX) announced a new proprietary waterless production method that delivers premium EV-grade cathode active materials (CAM) at lower costs and that allows for a broader material input supply base to enable demand growth.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Fleet operators, meanwhile, are investigating fitting ENSO’s tyres to their electric vehicles to help lower operating costs and reduce their carbon footprint. Taxi drivers using the Enso tires will pay no up-front costs but instead pay a subscription fee of around one pence per mile.

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APRIL 30, 2023

One of the challenges of constructing a global hydrogen economy is hydrogen transportation by sea. 2023) Another advantage of solidifying air for energy recovery in the hydrogen liquefaction supply chain is the extra production of oxygen. An open-access paper on the work is published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

The world’s largest automotive market, China, is looking to become a dominant player in the rising global electric vehicle market. Chinese EV manufacturers are expected to start expanding overseas, while Beijing already controls a large part of the global EV supply chain, beginning with critical minerals processing.

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JULY 1, 2022

The cost of new-build onshore wind has risen 7% year on year, and fixed-axis solar has jumped 14%, according to the latest analysis by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). The global benchmark levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, has retreated to where it was in 2019. The latter cost at $74 and $81 per MWh, respectively.

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MARCH 3, 2022

Under the new plan, the company aims to boost annual global BEV sales to 1.87 million units and secure 7% of global market share by 2030 by strengthening its line-up with 17 new BEV models by 2030; 11 for Hyundai models and 6 for Genesis luxury brand. The innovation will be expanded to global plants in the future.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

BorgWarner, a leader in clean and efficient solutions for combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles, is supplying its best-in-class EGR system to a major global automaker across different regions of the world.

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APRIL 2, 2022

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence held its inaugural Battery Megafactories Europe 2022 event in Berlin; the event zeroed in on a number of pertinent points for the continent’s EV and battery supply chain. Lack of supply is not due to any geological constraints but to a simple lack of capital investment to build future mines.

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AUGUST 8, 2021

BorgWarner will supply dual inverters for two premier Chinese OEMs. A single unit can control and drive two electric motors while delivering cost and weight reductions, as well as enabling flexible packaging and easier installations. iDM220 integrated drive module.

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MAY 30, 2023

H2X Global has been awarded a contract valued at up to 240 million Swedish Kronor ($US22.9 million) to supply hydrogen fuel-cell trucks for the city of Gothenburg, Sweden. The award, received by H2X Global’s subsidiary H2X Gothenburg AB, comes from a second public tender released in December 2022.

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MARCH 7, 2023

Westport Fuel Systems is collaborating with a global original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to evaluate the performance, efficiency and emissions of the OEM’s engine equipped with Westport’s H2 HPDI fuel system. This collaboration marks Westport’s third major OEM engagement evaluating its H2 HPDI fuel system to date. —David M.

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APRIL 26, 2023

BMW i Ventures announced an investment in Canada-based Cyclic Materials , a circular supply chain company focused on recycling rare earth elements (REE) ( earlier post ). As global market demand for REEs is forecasted to increase threefold by 2030, establishing new sources of REEs is critical.

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APRIL 14, 2022

Independent research into electric vehicle (EV) development has found that most automotive companies are more focused on improving electric car range and reducing costs than improving the vehicles’ carbon footprint, despite mounting scrutiny of their hidden environmental impacts. 58% are increasing investment in improving EV performance.

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JUNE 26, 2023

Saudi Arabia has cut a number of deals recently that coud make the country’s lithiu-ion supply chain the most developed in the Middle East, according to an analysis by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company will supply feedstock in the form of decant oil. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 30, 2021

Roskill reports that prices for Chinese graphite continue to rise as producers contend with increasing electricity costs and supply disruption caused by limits on energy consumption. This week, Syrah Resources reported that its Q3 production had been constrained by disruption in the global container shipping market.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

An estimated 387GW/1,143GWh of new energy storage capacity will be added globally from 2022 to 2030, according to the forecast—more than Japan’s entire power generation capacity in 2020. The US and China are set to remain the two largest markets, representing more than half of global storage installations by the end of the decade.

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MAY 12, 2023

We are committed to building a full loop supply chain for green hydrogen technologies including precious metal services, catalysts, components and recycling. Advent offers competitive fuel cell systems for stationary and portable applications based on methanol and on-site reforming.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

We are very pleased to progress and expand our relationship with Glencore, a global leader in the supply and recycling of battery raw materials and in the production of cobalt. The supply contract follows the Letter of Intent between FREYR and Glencore announced on 9 February 2021. —Tom Einar Jensen, CEO of FREYR.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Electricity accounts for nearly 80% of the cost of hydrogen from electrolysis. In addition, the ability to use heat, which is a much lower cost source of energy than electricity, further improves the economics of green hydrogen production. By using less electricity, hydrogen production is more economical and accelerates adoption.

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JUNE 27, 2023

General Motors and Australia-based Element 25 Limited announced an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate (MnSO 4 ) annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America. GM continues to strengthen its domestic supply base for EV production.

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JULY 26, 2022

General Motors announced two major Li-ion battery supply chain agreements, one with LG Chem for cathode active material (CAM), and one with Livent for the supply of battery-grade lithium hydroxide. —Jeff Morrison, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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MAY 16, 2023

years, up by more than three months over 2022, according to the latest analysis from S&P Global Mobility. million units in 2023, according to S&P Global Mobility forecasts, which is expected to curb the rate of average age growth in the coming year. million units to 13.9 light duty aftermarket in 2022 have grown to $356.5

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF). Source: BNEF.

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MAY 6, 2021

The special report, The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions , is the most comprehensive global study to date on the central importance of minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements in a secure and rapid transformation of the global energy sector. Source: IEA. Source: IEA.

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JULY 12, 2023

The global market for ammonia is poised to triple in the coming decades with nearly all of the growth coming from low-carbon ammonia, according to a new analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights. The rapid growth in ammonia driven by low-carbon supplies will change the current market beyond recognition.

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DECEMBER 3, 2022

With the continued global turmoil experienced over the past few years, the prices of almost everything are rising. China’s electric car market is the largest in the world, China is also responsible for the vast majority of rare earth supply, and hence the cost of neodymium is not as much of a concern as it is in other regions.

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