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Draft Standardization Roadmap For Additive Manufacturing Version 3.0 released for comment

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America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) released a draft of the Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing (Version 3.0) Developed by the America Makes and ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC), the roadmap was last published in June 2018.

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Roskill: Niobium industry looking for a future beyond steel; Li-ion batteries a possibility

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Niobium is a metal primarily used by the steel industry as a ferroalloy strengthening element. Adding niobium reduces the amount and weight of steel required, an important feature for the automotive industry but also for infrastructure. CAGR between 2010 and 2019, accelerating since 2016, according to Roskill Information Services.

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America Makes and ANSI publish Standardization Roadmap For Additive Manufacturing v3.0

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America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced the publication of the Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing, Version 3.0 , developed by the America Makes and ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC). The AMSC itself does not develop standards or specifications.

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155 businesses and industry groups send letter of support for California LCFS in current and possibly more stringent future forms

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In five years—2011 to 2016—the LCFS helped encourage a 57% uptick in the use of clean fuels in California. The LCFS gives us the incentives we need to invest in early-commercial vehicle and fuel technologies today in order to bring down the costs for all Californians in the future. —Letter of support. Earlier post.)

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CALSTART brief highlights growth of and future opportunity for California’s clean transportation technology industry

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A new CALSTART brief indicates that California’s climate and energy policies are not only helping to protect the environment and improve air quality, but are also helping to accelerate growth of the clean transportation technology industry (CTTI) in the state. Require Top Performance with Strong Yet Feasible Air Quality and Climate Standards.

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Report finds US automakers remain profitable under future CAFE standards even with fuel price fluctuation

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Even with wide-ranging unpredictable gas prices, US automakers will remain profitable and suppliers will benefit under existing national fuel economy standards slated to be in place until 2025, according to a new economic analysis brief prepared by independent automotive industry analysts, commissioned by the nonprofit group Ceres.

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Rio Tinto launches START: the first sustainability label for aluminum using blockchain technology

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It aims to empower end-users to make informed choices about the products they buy, enabling them to contribute to a sustainable future, and to differentiate between end products based on their environmental, social and governance credentials. In 2016, Rio Tinto launched RenewAl, the world’s first certified low-CO 2 primary aluminum brand.

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