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POSCO begins construction of S Korea’s first lithium hydroxide plant

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POSCO Holdings recently began construction at the Yulchon 1 st Industrial Complex in Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province, S. A pilot plant was manufactured in South Korea in 2017 with a capacity of 2,500 tons / year of lithium; this was then brought to and installed in Argentina.

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Ford unveils global small car concept in Brazil; targeting sub-B compact segment in developing markets

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Ford unveiled the Ka Concept in conjunction with the opening ceremony of Ford’s Northeast Industrial Complex in Camaçari, Brazil. million vehicles by 2017, Ford said. The Ka Concept strategically positions the company to address global demand for sub-B compact vehicles, a segment that is projected to increase to approximately 6.2

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Petrobras sells sugar, ethanol and petrochemical assets for US$587 million

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The company has eight industrial units: seven in Brazil, in the state of São Paulo (Andrade, Cruz Alta, São José, Severínia, Mandu, Tanabi and Vertente mills, the last in a joint venture with the Humus Group, which owns 50%) and one in Africa, in Mozambique (Sena mill). billion in the period 2015-2016—below the US$15.1-billion

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Roskill: record cobalt deals in Q1 2018 show raw material procurement for Li-ion batteries revving up

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With an increasing amount of Li-ion battery raw material refining and processing centred in China, and it being front-and-center of Li-ion demand growth, Chinese Li-ion value chain participants have turned to Australia, Africa and South America to secure the feedstock necessary for their downstream requirements.

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Honeywell Transportation Systems Forecast: turbocharged vehicles to account for 48% of annual global sales by 2021; electric boosting emerges

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This annual sales estimate, combining both passenger and commercial vehicles, would add more than 232 million turbocharged vehicles globally between 2017 and 2021—an increase of 35% from today. To this end, it is anticipated that the industry will begin moving from 12-volt battery systems to 48-volt systems. Methodology.

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Simbol produces first lithium carbonate from geothermal brine

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Approximately 70% of world lithium carbonate and other lithium chemicals production is produced through a solar evaporation process using brine from salt lakes in South America. The Global annual demand, which is currently situated at approximately 150,000 tons (lithium carbonate equivalent) is expected to exceed 250,000 tons in 2017.

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Roskill: predominance of lithium production shifting to mineral vs brine, driven by volume requirements of EVs

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Roskill Information Services forecasts that the lithium industry will need to add nearly 100kt of new lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) production per year by 2027 to keep up with demand driven by the global transition to electric vehicles. Roskill launched its Lithium Cost Model Service in June 2018.