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Nearly 20% of intact tropical forest landscapes overlap with extractive industries

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A new study from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and WWF finds that nearly 20% of tropical Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) overlap with concessions for extractive industries such as mining, oil and gas. Intact forests are declining rapidly, with more than 7 percent of their total area lost between 2000 and 2013.

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Allison Transmission introduces new 9AT for release in 2020; extends xFE fuel-saving to Series 1000, 2000

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With its deep first gear ratio and industry-leading ratio coverage, the Allison nine-speed transmission provides significant fuel savings as the efficient gear train allows the torque converter to lock up early in first gear. —John Coll, senior vice president of global marketing, sales and service for Allison Transmission.

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Rheinmetall wins new customer for hydrogen recirculation blowers; order in the mid-double-digit million-euro range

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An additional nomination in the lower-two-digit million-euro range for an electric coolant pump from Pierburg, the CWA 2000, has already taken place. Owing to the latest successes and the anticipated growth of the market, the Group is stepping up its development of BoP products, resulting in a series of innovative new components.

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Chevron and Angelicoussis Group announce ammonia carrier joint study agreement

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The initial study will evaluate the ammonia transportation market, existing infrastructure, the safety aspects of ammonia, potential next generation vessel requirements and a preliminary system to transport ammonia between the US Gulf Coast and Europe. Future opportunities will focus on additional global markets.

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Roskill: world copper market size previously underestimated; EVs to account for 3.1-4.0Mt net growth by 2035

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Roskill has constructed a comprehensive copper industry reference dataset covering the period 2014-2018, built upon a production, trade and consumption platform of the eleven main markets for semi-manufactures in copper and copper alloys. Conversely, ample supplies of scrap will have the reverse effect.

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Bolivia chooses ACI Systems as strategic partner to industrialize lithium deposits

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value chain to use the deposits of this raw material for industrial. Potassium and magnesium values are relatively high, chiefly in the range of 2000-20,000 ppm, and the K:Mg ratio is about 1:1. is responsible for extracting, utilizing and marketing the raw material, was. subsequently processed or marketed. The company.

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ZSW shows E-magy silicon-dominant battery swells less than 1% after cycling

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However, silicon’s volumetric expansion during cycling and the resulting structural degradation has thus far been the main barrier to industry adoption. The battery industry considers an overall cell expansion of less than 10% acceptable; E-magy’s silicon achieves 0.9%. Maroni et al.

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