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CATL to license LFP battery tech to General Motors

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CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd) is negotiating with General Motors (GM) to license its LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery technology. Based on local reports in China, negotiations between CATL and General Motors are just starting. Last year, Ford announced plans to build a $3.5

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Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

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Most recently in November 2022, ABTC was selected for a competitive US DOE grant for a $20-million project to develop and commercialize a set of next-generation battery recycling technologies to even further enhance the recovery of recycled products and reduce the cost of operations.

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GM and Element 25 to expand US EV supply chain with domestic manganese sulfate production

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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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GM, POSCO Future M announce 2nd phase of CAM production in N America; adding pCAM

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General Motors and POSCO Future M announced the second phase of their Ultium CAM joint venture, an investment projected to exceed US$1 billion to increase production capacity of cathode active materials (CAM) in North America and integrate precursor materials production. Site selection will be announced later.

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GM investing $650M in Lithium Americas; offtake agreement from Thacker Pass

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General Motors and Lithium Americas will jointly invest to develop the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada, which is the largest known source of lithium in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Production at Thacker Pass is projected to begin in the second half of 2026. Earlier post.) and Argentine businesses.

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GM and Lithium Americas invest US$650 million in developing US-sourced lithium production

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General Motors and Lithium Americas announced they will jointly invest to develop the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada, which is the largest known source of lithium in the United States and the third largest in the world.

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Panasonic puts productivity boost ahead of new EV plant in US – ET Auto

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But Panasonic Holdings CEO Yuki Kusumi said in an interview that a decision would be made only “when the timing is right” “I keep telling people we need to think about thoroughly raising productivity before setting up a third location,” he said on Friday at the company’s Tokyo office. The IRA and other U.S.

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