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Audi launches car assembly in Indonesia

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Audi has launched car manufacturing operations in Indonesia. Around 2,700 cars will be assembled there by 2015, including 2,000 Audi A4 models, for the Indonesian market. Audi is stepping up the pace in Asian markets, and Indonesia is a dynamic growth region. In total around 2,700 A4 and A6 cars will be built in Jakarta by 2015.

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Nornickel presents market review of nickel and platinum group metals

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This is primarily due to a significant surplus in the Class 2 market that occurred in 2022 and is expected to remain throughout 2023-2024, mainly owing to growing production of low-grade nickel in Indonesia. At the same time, robust demand for nickel in alloys and special steel sectors supports prices of the exchange-traded Class 1 nickel.

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Report: Suzuki to build another engine plant in Indonesia, tripling its output

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plans to build another engine factory in Indonesia, tripling its output there to 150,000 units a year. The automaker will invest roughly ¥30 billion (US$390 million) to set up engine manufacturing operations from parts production to finished engines, by 2015, according to the report. The Nikkei reports that Suzuki Motor Corp.

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EIA: As of 2021, China imports more LNG than any other country

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China began importing LNG in 2006 and, with the exception of 2015, has imported more LNG each year since then. The largest six suppliers—Australia, United States, Qatar, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Russia—provided 8.9 China has rapidly expanded its LNG import capacity, which was estimated at 13.9 Bcf/d in 2021. Bcf/d to 16.7

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Thailand’s EV industry growing rapidly

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According to the Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand, the number of companies that are part of Thailand’s electric vehicle industry has risen significantly since 2015, from 76 to 420 in 2019. million units in 2018.

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Forecast: Global Biofuels Use to Double by 2015, Second-Gen Biofuels to Lag Expectations

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Despite a number of key issues such as land use and competition for feedstocks supplies for traditional food and feed uses, global use of biofuels is excepted to more than double from 2009 to 2015, according to a new global analysis released by Hart Energy Publishing’s Global Biofuels Center (GBC). billion gallons) by 2015.

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Ghosn confirms return of Datsun brand; targeting high-growth markets

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Datsun vehicles will start sales in India, Indonesia, and Russia from 2014. Ghosn made the announcement during remarks on a trip to Jakarta, Indonesia to announce measures to strengten Nissan’s production base and sales presence there. Nissan is in line to achieve its sales objectives of 60,000 units for fiscal year 2011.

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