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Solvay and Orbia to create JV to supply PVDF to battery market; largest capacity in N America

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Solvay and Orbia intend to use two production sites, one for raw materials and the other for finished product, located in the southeastern United States. Both plants are expected to be fully operational by 2026.

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Finnish Minerals Group and Beijing Easpring cathode materials plant proceeding as planned

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Finnish Minerals Group and Beijing Easpring Material Technology have been investigating and negotiating the possibility to establish a cathode active materials (CAM) plant in Kotka, Finland with an initial capacity of 50,000 t/a and potential for future expansion for the production of cathode active material for lithium-ion batteries.

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Aqua Metals and Yulho form strategic partnership for sustainable lithium battery recycling in S Korea

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In addition to the capital investment, the companies have entered into an agreement to negotiate and execute a definitive license agreement whereby Aqua Metals will grant Yulho a license to deploy Aqua Metals’ patented AquaRefining technology in South Korea in its own facilities.

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Tesla strikes $5 billion deal to purchase nickel products from Indonesia: report

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As such, Indonesian officials including President Joko Widodo have met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in the United States to drum up investment. The nickel materials will reportedly be utilized in Tesla’s lithium-ion batteries, according to a Reuters report. . Tesla has not issued a statement about the matter as of writing.

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Celgard Seeks DOE Grant for Expansion of Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Separator Capacity

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and a leading global supplier of microporous separators used in primary and secondary (rechargeable) lithium-ion batteries, recently submitted an application for grant funding under the US Department of Energy (DOE) Electric Drive Vehicle (EDV) Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative (DE-FOA-0000026). Earlier post.).

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PRTM Analysis Finds Li-ion Battery Overcapacity Estimates Largely Unfounded, with Potential Shortfalls Looming; Total Market Demand in 2020 Will Require 4x Capacity Announced To Date

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PRTM concludes that the large format Li-ion battery market could be under-supplied by nearly 10% by 2016. The total Li-Ion battery market demand in 2020 will require about 200 GWh capacity, which is 4x the 50 GWh capacity that has been announced to date. This combination almost definitely would lead to an overcapacity projection.

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American Battery Technology expands R&D center at the University of Nevada, Reno

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The expanded laboratories and technical team directly support the company’s key projects, including its Tonopah Flats Lithium Exploration Project, its USABC demonstration project, and its pre-commercial scale lithium-ion battery Recycling Pilot Plant currently under construction.

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