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First electric school bus in Poland; Solaris Urbino 12 electric

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The first electric school bus in Poland will carry children to classes in Godzianów near ?ód?. Solaris will supply the electric bus to the Municipality of Godzianów in October this year. The bus will be charged using a mobile charger of 40 kW which will form part of the order.

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Umicore inaugurates CAM plant in Poland; complete battery materials value chain in Europe

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Umicore last week inaugurated its carbon-neutral production facility for cathode active materials (CAM) for electric vehicles in Nysa, Poland. This makes Umicore the first company in Europe with a complete circular and sustainable battery materials value chain.

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EIB and Umicore conclude €125M loan for EV battery materials production in Poland

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €125-million loan with Umicore, the Belgian-based global materials technology and recycling group, to finance part of the greenfield production facility for cathode materials in Poland. ska, EIB Vice-President overseeing operations in Poland. —Teresa Czerwi?ska,

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Mercedes-Benz Cars to build battery factory in Jawor, Poland; ninth in its global network

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Mercedes-Benz Cars will build a battery factory at the site in Jawor, Poland, and thus extend its global battery production network to nine factories. After the production of high-tech engines, we will establish additional future technology in Poland. This includes more than ten pure electric vehicles.

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Solaris to supply 8 electric buses and charging infrastructure to Gorzów Wielkopolski

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Solaris Bus & Coach has signed a deal for the supply of eight zero-emission electric buses of the Urbino 12 electric type with the city of Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland and the operator Miejski Zak?ad Apart from vehicles, the contract covers also an investment part for the design and building of the vehicle charging infrastructure.

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Umicore signs long-term agreement with Terrafame for supply of sustainable low-carbon nickel sulfate

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for the supply of low-carbon, sustainable high-grade nickel sulfate. In January, Terraframe signed a nickel sulfate supply agreement with Stellantis. This agreement will cover a substantial part of the future nickel requirements of Umicore’s cathode materials plant in Poland. Earlier post.)

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Posco begins derisking rare earth permanent magnet supply chain | Autocar Professional

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Posco International, which is looking to de-risk its supply chain for rare earth permanent magnets from China, has announced that it has bagged large-scale orders through its overseas subsidiaries. The supplied permanent magnets will be mounted on the drive motors of the company’s new mid- to large-sized electric vehicle models.