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Tesla agrees to purchase majority of battery-ready graphite from US facility

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Tesla will be purchasing most of the battery-ready graphite that would be produced at a planned facility in Louisiana. As noted in a Bloomberg report, Melbourne-based Syrah Resources Ltd would be supplying Tesla with graphite anode material for an initial period of four years.

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GM invests in manganese sulfate production plant for EV batteries

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GM) signed a supply agreement with Element 25 Limited (E25) for battery-grade manganese sulfate, a key component in lithium-ion battery cathodes. Element 25 agreed to supply General Motors with 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate annually. The Louisiana-based battery mineral production plant will be the first in the United States.

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SpaceX’s fleet of rocket recovery ships is about to get even bigger

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Scoop: SpaceX purchases and outfits two ships, potentially for fairing recovery [link] by @baserunner0723 — SpaceExplored.com (@space_explored) August 11, 2021. Now, first reported by SpaceExplored.com , the first signs of SpaceX’s long-expected permanent fairing recovery solution have appeared at an obscure Louisiana drydock.

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Gas War: Biden Admin Decides Against Refilling Dwindling Oil Reserves, Citing High Prices

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The Biden administration has decided against purchasing oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after promising to refill the nation’s emergency energy supply after it reached a 40-year low. This news does not bode well as we head into the summer months when fuel prices tend to be higher. million barrels late last month.

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