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Albemarle signs exclusivity agreement with Mineral Resources for 50/50 lithium JV in W. Australia; $1.15B deal

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The proposed JV, which remains subject to negotiation of definitive documents, would combine Albemarle’s lithium production and marketing expertise with Mineral Resources Limited’s (MRL) leading regional presence and mining capabilities. The purchase price for Albemarle’s 50% interest in the JV would be US$1.15

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Tesla signs 5-year lithium supply deal with Australia’s Liontown Resources: Report

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Tesla signed a 5-year lithium supply deal with Liontown Resources, which is expected to commence in 2024. Tesla will purchase 100,000 dry metric tonnes (DMT) of lithium in the first year of the deal and increase the order by 150,000 DMT per year in the following years. Liontown aims to begin commercial production by 2025.

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Automotive industry develops new guidance for measuring recycled content of automotive products

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The document is designed to outline a common industry-supported definition and straightforward approach for measuring recycled content of automotive products consistent with those approaches outlined in other standards. R3: Recycled portion of purchased raw material, including materials recovered or generated by other industries.

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Gevo signs definitive supply agreement with HCS Holding for commercial supply of renewable isooctane

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has entered into a definitive supply agreement with HCS Holding GmbH (HCS) to supply renewable isooctane ( earlier post ) under a five-year offtake agreement. The Supply Agreement has two phases: In the first phase, HCS will purchase isooctane produced at Gevo’s demonstration hydrocarbon plant located in Silsbee, Texas.

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Carbon Brief offers a raft of resources to debunk misinformation about EVs – Charged EVs

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The repertoire of myths, canards, urban legends and lies that are concocted to sabotage EV purchases is well-known to the white knights who graciously give of their time to debunk them. Several are so shopworn that they’ve acquired names, like the Legend of the Long Tailpipe and the Battery Backpack Bugaboo.

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Renault Group signs lithium offtake agreement with Vulcan Energy; Zero Carbon Lithium

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Renault Group and Vulcan Energy Resources , a lithium developer targeting carbon-neutral lithium production ( earlier post ), have signed a lithium offtake term sheet. The binding term sheet is conditional on the execution of a Definitive Agreement on materially similar terms by 20 November 2021.

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Liontown and Tesla enter into a binding term sheet for supply of lithium from Kathleen Valley project

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Australia-based battery materials company Liontown Resources Limited entered into a legally binding sales and purchase term sheet with electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla for the supply of spodumene concentrate. Underpinned by a world-class lithium deposit with a Mineral Resource Estimate of 156 Mt at 1.4%

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