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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

RobecoSAM AG has listed Volkswagen AG as the Industry Group Leader in the Automobiles and Components sector in this year’s review of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). These companies are assessed by RobecoSAM using the annual Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). Sustainability Vehicle Manufacturers'

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MAY 12, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company is partnering with Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC), Air Liquide Korea and Hydrogen Energy Network (HyNet) to establish a hydrogen refueling station for fuel cell electric buses at Incheon Airport’s Terminal 2 by March 2021.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

“Hardware is hard ,” venture capitalist Marc Andreessen famously declared at a tech investors’ event in 2013. Explaining the longstanding preference for software startups among VCs, Andreessen said, “There are so many more things that can go wrong in a hardware company. There is no company that does 100 percent in-house.”

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JANUARY 24, 2014

a global aluminum products company formerly known as Alcan Engineered Products and headquartered in Amsterdam, and UACJ Corporation ( UACJ ), a Japan-based global aluminum manufacturer, are joining forces with a view to supply and market aluminum Body-in-White sheet to the North American automotive industry. Constellium N.V,

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Valence Technology has emerged from the Chapter 11 business reorganization process as a privately held company. Valence common stock (which traded over the counter with the symbol VLNCQ) was cancelled effective 13 November 2013. Applications range from commercial electric vehicles to industrial and marine equipment.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and present on five continents, Vale is one of the largest metals and mining companies in the world based on market capitalization and one of the world’s largest producers of iron ore and nickel. Sadoway founded Boston Electrometallurgical Corporation in 2012. Earlier post.) Allanore, A.,

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JANUARY 14, 2013

SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business announced that the French automaker has successfully adopted a new post-industrial recycled (PIR) grade of NORYL GTX resin as part of its ongoing drive to comply with the European Union’s end-of-life vehicle (ELV) requirements.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Natural gas engine and vehicle company Westport Innovations Inc. In collaboration with Keihin Corporation of Japan, a leading manufacturer of Original Equipement (OE) fuel systems, Prins developed an advanced sequential vapor gas injection system (VSI). The company reported €19.7 million tonnes in 2013—an increase of 9.4

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MAY 7, 2014

Siemens AG and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. MHI) concluded an agreement with Siemens AG of Germany calling for the establishment of a joint-venture company (JV) in steel and metal production machinery effective as of January 2015 subject to regulatory approvals. to support each business location. in the area of rolling mills.

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MARCH 23, 2012

The unit, based on Celanese TCX ethanol process technology, is expected to startup in mid-2013. This additional capacity will enable the company to meet the growing demand for industrial ethanol in China. Celanese will gasify coal to provide the feedstock for the process at Nanjing.

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JUNE 15, 2011

Celanese Corporation will accelerate its original schedule and now expects to begin industrial ethanol production in China earlier than previously announced. Celanese’s process technology builds on the company’s acetyl platform and integrates new technologies to produce ethanol using basic hydrocarbon feedstocks. Earlier post.).

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MAY 30, 2014

Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have jointly established a new company, Nippon Charge Service, LLC, to promote the installation of chargers for plug-in electric vehicles (PHVs, PHEVs, EVs). Related industries are also expected to benefit. Honda Motor Co.,

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DECEMBER 19, 2013

The World Environment Center ( WEC ) will award its 30 th Annual Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development to the Volkswagen Group. Recent recipients of the WEC Gold Medal Award are: Unilever (2013), IBM (2012), Nestlé (2011), Wal-Mart Stores (2010), The Coca-Cola Company (2009), and Marks & Spencer (2008).

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JANUARY 18, 2012

Three UK Government Departments are working with 13 industrial partners from the utility, gas, infrastructure and global car manufacturing sectors on a project to ensure the UK is well-positioned for the commercial roll-out of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. Hyundai Motor Company. Toyota Motor Corporation. Daimler AG.

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DECEMBER 12, 2014

million investment will position the company to further capture growing demand for advanced jet engine parts. In addition to jet engines, the coating process is applied to parts used to build industrial gas turbines. The 7,700 sq.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

Seen in terms of sustainability, using waste and sidestreams generated by agriculture and forestry as well as industry has a very important role to play in the future, and we have successfully used straw, for example, to produce microbial oil. Technical corn oil was used in production for the first time during 2013.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

The Volkswagen Group was the top global R&D spender in 2014, according to The 2014 Global Innovation 1000 report from consultancy Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company). Toyota had been in 6 th place in 2013, and in the Nº 2 spot behind Volkswagen in 2012.). This marks Volkswagen’s third year in a row in the top spot. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

Avis Budget sees car-sharing as a rapidly growing component of the mobility industry, with Zipcar well positioned for the opportunity. Rental car company Avis Budget Group, Inc. has agreed to acquire car-sharing company Zipcar for $12.25 The companies expect substantial synergies in fleet utilization. Source: Avis Budget.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Questions regarding privacy, ownership, cybersecurity and public safety arise, as heavily guarded mapping data is collected and leveraged by companies. That information is currently housed in technological and corporate black boxes. The geospatial data can be used to draw new maps identifying the spaces where we live and travel.

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AUGUST 27, 2012

has received a second supply order from Volvo Car Corporation to manufacture its 24 kWh, lithium-ion battery pack to power Volvo’s C30 Electric car. EnerDel will start manufacturing the additional multi-million-dollar order at the beginning of September with an expected final delivery slated for 2013. EnerDel, Inc. EnerDel, Inc.

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JULY 27, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation has entered an agreement with Ford Motor Company whereby Azure will integrate its proprietary plug-in hybrid (PHEV) technology into the Ford F-Series Super Duty product line. gasoline vs. diesel). The Ford F-Series Super Duty has a more than 50% share in the North American market.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Neste Oil Singapore Pte Ltd and National Oxygen Pte Ltd (NOX), one of the one of the largest industrial gas manufacturers in Singapore, have signed an agreement to install a carbon dioxide recovery and liquefaction plant at Neste Oil’s renewable diesel (NExBTL) refinery in Singapore.

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APRIL 5, 2017

Neste has published updated information about all its crude palm oil suppliers on the company’s website. all companies, mills, and estates that supplied Neste with crude palm oil in 2016. All the crude palm oil the company has used has been fully traceable to the oil palm plantation level since 2007, and 100% certified since 2013.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

AvtoVAZ, the largest automaker based in Russia, a part of Rostec Corporation, introduced three new LADA concept cars at the Moscow International Motor Show 2014. While international sales declined in recent years, Russia was able to export more than 38,000 assembly kits to Egypt between 2002 and 2013.

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AUGUST 3, 2013

The Biofuels Center of North Carolina has begun to shut down operations over a 90-day period and will close its doors by Thursday, 31 October 2013, due to the North Carolina General Assembly’s elimination of its funding in the state budget signed recently by Gov. Pat McCrory.

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MAY 21, 2014

The technology has been developed in collaboration with the Suzuki Motor Corporation. A ready-to-scale production line capable of manufacturing Gen4 fuel cells was commissioned in 2013 at SMILE FC System Corporation, the joint venture company established by Intelligent Energy and Suzuki in Yokohama, Japan.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

As in 2013, Volkswagen is thus one of only two automakers to be listed in both DJSI World and DJSI Europe. Launched in 1999, the DJSI World is the first global index to track the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide based on RobecoSAM’s analysis of financially material Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG), which includes automotive brands Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation, announced its long-term roadmap for hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology: FCEV Vision 2030. The second factory will help Mobis increase annual fuel-cell system output to 40,000 units by 2022, up from the current 3,000 units.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

Marubeni Corporation has signed a three-year distributorship agreement for lithium carbonate with Canada Lithium Corp. Under the terms of the Agreement, Marubeni will start purchasing lithium carbonate in 2013 and has an option to purchase up to 5,000 tonnes per year by 2015.

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MARCH 28, 2013

SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business supplies lightweight NORYL resin for the terminal cover and spacer of the battery system on the automaker’s new 2013 LEAF. SABIC’s NORYL resin satisfied the requirement to reduce the weight of our updated battery pack for the 2013 LEAF EV.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Mazda Motor Corporation will begin testing its advanced safety vehicle, the Mazda Atenza ASV-5, on public roads from September 2013. The vehicle will be used to test a driving safety support system which utilizes intelligent transport systems (ITS) jointly developed by industrial, academic and government organizations.

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JULY 27, 2018

the leading producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminum, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corporation, a global supplier of aerospace and automotive rolled aluminum products, for approximately $2.6 Novelis Inc., billion including the assumption of debt.

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APRIL 2, 2018

Administrator Pruitt also announced the start of a joint process with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to develop a notice and comment rulemaking to set revised GHG emissions standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The Obama Administration’s determination was wrong. This decision takes the U.S.

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JANUARY 19, 2013

A123 Systems expects that the agreements for the purchases of its assets by Wanxiang America Corporation and Navitas Systems LLC to close, pursuant to the terms set forth in the agreements, by 1 February 2013. Earlier post.). based government business, including all US military contracts, which would be acquired for $2.25

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He is the founding director of the Advanced Research Institute at the university, which helps faculty members get access to research funding, government laboratories, and industry research centers. a software company that provides buildings with energy efficiency solutions. He served as chair of the U.S.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Panasonic Corporation and Tesla Motors have expanded their 2011 supply agreement so that Panasonic will now supply nearly 2 billion automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla through 31 December 2017 at long-term preferential prices. —Tesla Quarterly Report (10Q) for quarter ending 30 June 2013.

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JULY 16, 2014

Last year, air, gas and material handling equipment company ProcessBarron retrofitted four 2,750-hp fans that send particulates from an electric arc furnace (EAF) to a baghouse for air pollution control at the Severstal steel plant in Columbus, Miss. per ton, qualifying it for the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Major Industrial Program.

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