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Benchmark: Africa’s lithium production to increase >10x this decade; potentially 12% of global supply

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Africa’s mined lithium production output is set to increase more than ten-fold this decade, according to Benchmark’s Lithium Forecast. Africa has rich flake graphite reserves, too, and is expected to grow production from 19% of global supply this year to 39% in 2030, according to Benchmark’s Natural Graphite Forecast.

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GlobalData: Global lithium production to triple over the next four years

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High growth in demand for lithium batteries is spurring three-fold growth in mine production of lithium over the next four years, with 86kt of new lithium metal capacity coming on stream, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. After moderate growth in lithium supply between 2010 and 2017 of 6.4%

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International Lithium Association (ILiA) established to be the voice of the global lithium industry

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Orocobre Ltd; and Pilbara Minerals, which between them account for well more than half of global lithium production. The five founding members of ILiA are SQM; Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd; AMG Brazil S.A.; The crust of earth contains an average of about 60 parts per million (ppm) or 0.006% while sea water typically contains 0.18

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From Chip Factories & EV Production Lines To Superchargers: Morocco’s EV Ecosystem Is Blossoming

CleanTechnica EVs

We try to cover what is happening in all the key EV markets of the world, and we increasingly cover quite a lot of content focusing on the development of the African EV market. We are always on the lookout for any interesting developments. There is a lot of exciting stuff happening all over the […].

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It’s too late to China-proof the lithium supply chain – ET Auto

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A third of the company’s product went to the country in 2022, overtaking the US for the first time. Add in Zimbabwe, where Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. That might be enough to secure a few corners of the lithium industry that are free of Chinese influence, but large-scale production is going to have to be less purist.

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Business Leaders Call for Linking Water, Energy and Climate in Global Talks

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In the examples cited in the report, biomass for biofuels has the largest and widest ranging footprint: from 24,000 m 3 per 1,000 GJ in the Netherlands to 143,000 m 3 per 1,000 GJ in Zimbabwe. Data: WBCSD (2009). Click to enlarge. Encourage best practice through innovation, appropriate solutions and community engagement.

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Comedy CAFE Clowns Crack Me Up

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Since the products you make actually give people cancer and a reason to need chemo, your punchline has an extra bonus laugh attached. How about if we give it to you in those big denomination Zimbabwe dollars? These auto workers knew what kind of products they were making and they knew what damage these products cause.

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