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

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The establishment of the lithium hydroxide plant is part of POSCO Holdings’ investment in Argentina’s lithium resources, which was announced in October last year. The subsequent production of lithium hydroxide will take place in South Korea. Earlier post.) POSCO Group’s lithium brine demo plant in Argentina.

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BYD wins order for another 406 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

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BYD will co-work with Superpolo, a Colombian bus manufacturer, on the body part of the buses for such order. BYD entered the Colombian market in 2012 and made several milestone achievements: building the first pure electric taxi fleet in South America in 2013, entering the Bogotá BRT system in 2017. Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen Group 2014 sustainability report shows progress on key environmental performance indicators; Strategy 2018 and leadership in e-mobility

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The largest sales market for the Volkswagen Group is the Asia-Pacific region, followed by Western Europe, North America, South America and Central and Eastern Europe. Strategy 2018. By 2018, “Think Blue. 27 of the 43 Volkswagen brand plants on four continents are currently taking part in the environmental program.

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Ford pilots Ekso exoskeleton technology to help lessen chance of worker fatigue, injury

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Primary tools used with the vest vary by application, including applications that use no tools at all—just manipulating parts with hands overhead. With support from the United Automobile Workers and Ford, EksoVest is being piloted in two US plants, with plans to test in other regions, including Europe and South America.

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Global Bioenergies adapts its bacteria to produce bio-isobutene from sucrose

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The adaptation of the process to sucrose was one the first technical milestones set as part of “IBN-One”, the Joint-Venture between Global Bioenergies and Cristal Union. The objective is to build and operate the first full-scale bio-isobutene commercial plant to convert sugar beets into 50,000 tonnes bio-isobutene by 2018.

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

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In large part, this has been driven by investment in exploration within the mineral sector, and the hunt for lithium-bearing pegmatites in Australia, Canada and Europe, and lithium-bearing clay deposits in the US and Mexico. As a result, in 2018 some two-thirds of lithium mine supply is expected to come from the mineral sector.

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

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In large part, this has been driven by investment in exploration within the mineral sector, and the hunt for lithium-bearing pegmatites in Australia, Canada and Europe, and lithium-bearing clay deposits in the US and Mexico. As a result, in 2018 some two-thirds of lithium mine supply is expected to come from the mineral sector.