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FEBRUARY 26, 2011

During the latest financial reporting season, virtually every automaker increased their full-year 2011 global sales forecast and boosted their production schedule for the opening months of 2011. million units in 2011, overtaking the previous record of 6.2 —Carlos Gomes. Vehicle production in Germany will likely climb to 6.3

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AUGUST 6, 2012

FMC Lithium announced a price increase of 20% on 23 June 2011 and then another increase of US$1,000/tonne on 18 June 2012. Talison Lithium (spodumene supplier) announced a spodumene price increase of 15% in December 2011 and a further 10% increase on 12 July 2012. This means that as well as adhering to the 99.5%

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JULY 20, 2011

million vehicles globally in the first six months of 2011, the best half-year performance in Chevrolet’s 100-year history. Chevrolet sold 286,499 more vehicles in the first half of 2011 than the same time period of 2010, a 14% increase year over year. Chevrolet sold 2.35 Click to enlarge.

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MAY 3, 2011

with a hybrid electric power system for use in buses in Argentina and throughout South America. The alliance will produce six preproduction units initially, followed by a production plan to manufacture 20 additional units in 2011. The company is also planning to set up another plant in Fort Valley, GA in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2011

Petrobras’ oil and natural gas output in Brazil was 2,407,366 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) in June, 4% more than the 2,315,117 barrels produced a year earlier and a 2% increase over May 2011. Domestic natural gas production was 57.317 million cubic meters per day in June. This was 6.9% more than the same month in 2010, and 0.7%

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Argentina has also mandated that biodiesel makes up 5 percent of fuel by 2010. The plant is expected to be operational from the end of 2011 onwards. Legislation in Brazil requires fuel to contain 5 percent biodiesel from 2010 onwards. Other South American countries have similar legislation.

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APRIL 10, 2014

from the figure in 2011, according to the Worldwatch Institute’s latest Vital Signs Online report. billion liters in 2011 to 22.5 billion gallons), down about 4% from 2011; US production depends mainly on corn as a feedstock, and corn prices rose in 2012 due to a severe summer drought in the Midwest. billion liters (5.9

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Nissan Americas reported record sales of 1,561,230 in 2011 calendar year for Nissan and Infiniti brand vehicles throughout the region encompassing North, Central and South America—a record year in both market share and volume for Japan’s second largest manufacturer. 2011 sales in the Americas. Nissan Argentina. In the U.S.,

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NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sinopec Group, ranked the 5th in the Fortune Global 500 in 2011, is China’s largest producer of refined oil products and major petrochemical products and its second largest crude oil producer. In 2010, Sinopec’s domestic crude output amounted to 298 MMbbl and natural gas production grew to 441 Bcf.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

The Cultivance Production System will be launched in Brazil from 2011/2012 season onwards. Additionally, there is a significant interest in developing this technology adjusted to local needs of neighboring countries in Latin America, including Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 20, 2010

Toyota Tsusho Corp, a trading house and key Toyota supplier that Toyota owns 22 percent of, just announced that it would be jointly developing a new lithium project in Argentina with the Australian-listed Orocobre Ltd. For more information read: Toyota in Argentine Lithium Deal for Hybrid Car Push. By Eriko Amaha for Reuters. By Eriko Amaha.

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JULY 20, 2011

Overseas, the Group has oil and gas assets in Indonesia, Australia, Nigeria, Argentina, the US and some other countries. The proposed transaction must be approved by the Second Lien Noteholders at a special meeting that is expected to be held in September, 2011. The transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2011.

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All Cars Electric

JUNE 14, 2010

Electric cars like the 2011 Nissan Leaf require lots of lithium and other precious heavy metals to make them go. Today's sources of lithium are far and few: Bolivia has something like 40 percent of the world's deposits, while Russia, South Africa, Chile and Argentina have some.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2010

These products are currently primarily sold in the US, Canada, Argentina, and Brazil. The acquisition is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed between February and May 2011. EMD/Merck Crop BioScience is a leading developer of natural inoculants used by farmers to improve plant health and crop yields.

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APRIL 6, 2011

In addition to the United States, this group includes Canada, Mexico, China, Australia, Libya, Algeria, Argentina, and Brazil. The US is second, with 862 Tcf, followed by Argentina with 774 Tcf and Mexico with 681 Tcf. In terms of recoverable shale gas resources, China takes the top spot, with an estimated 1,275 Tcf. Background.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

The first locomotives and kits are scheduled to be delivered in early 2011; locomotive assembly in country, with kits from Erie and engines from Grove City, should begin at the end of 2010.

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JULY 31, 2011

According to a January 2011 update by the US Geological Survey (USGS), identified lithium resources total 4 million tons in the United States and approximately 29 million tons in other countries. China and Argentina total 5.4 million tons, respectively. million tons and 2.6

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Since 2000, the global rate of decarbonization has averaged 0.8%; from 2010 to 2011, global carbon intensity fell by just 0.7%. Other G20 (Australia, Korea, EU, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Argentina). Because of this slow start, global carbon intensity now needs to be cut by an average of 5.1% a year from now to 2050.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

Major new contributors to the growth of global biofuels between 2009 and 2015 include Indonesia, France, China, India, Thailand, Colombia, Malaysia, Philippines and Argentina. First generation ethanol, palm oil biodiesel and rapeseed biodiesel from Europe continue to be the dominant biofuels produced.

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JUNE 12, 2015

China, and Argentina, combined. The closest the pipeline ever came to fruition was to receive federal Cabinet approval in 2011. If all 191 billion barrels were technically recoverable, they would represent over half of the 345 billion barrels of global recoverable shale oil resources , more than the top four countries, Russia, the U.S.,

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