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SK On signs MOU with Global Lithium Resources to bolster key battery materials supply chain

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South Korea-based SK On (SKO), a global EV battery manufacturer, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australia’s Global Lithium Resources to explore future business opportunities together in regard to stable supply of lithium. Potential opportunities for collaboration in electric vehicle (EV) and battery material supply chains.

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ArcelorMittal Tubarão, Brazil first ResponsibleSteel steelmaking site in Latin America

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ResponsibleSteel's role is to improve responsible steel supply, production, use and recycling by developing high-quality standards, certification, and other tools. In 2019, ResponsibleSteel created a sustainability standard that relies on twelve environmental, social and governance principles.

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Octillion to supply high-density batteries to FNM for 1,000 electric trucks for beverage maker Ambev

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Battery maker Octillion Power Systems will supply advanced lithium-ion batteries to Brazilian manufacturer FNM (Fábrica Nacional de Mobilidades) for the production of 1,000 electric trucks for beverage maker Ambev. FNM was formed in late 2019 and has its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. Earlier post.).

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Supply Crunch Or Oil Glut: Investment Banks Can’t Agree

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This year, shale output forecasts combine with OPEC’s production cuts, geopolitical factors, and unexpected outages to further complicate supply/demand and oil price forecasts by Wall Street’s major investment banks. UBS, for its part, expects a 4-million-bpd supply gap by 2020. shale output. million bpd. Meanwhile, short-cycle U.S.

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IEA: global CO2 emissions rebounded to their highest level in history in 2021; largely driven by China

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The rebound of global CO 2 emissions above pre-pandemic levels has largely been driven by China, where they increased by 750 million tonnes between 2019 and 2021. Change in CO 2 emissions by fossil fuel, relative to 2019 levels, 2019-2021. CO 2 emissions from natural gas rebounded well above their 2019 levels to 7.5

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IEA forecasts world oil demand to hit record 101.9 million b/d in 2023; non-OECD to account for 90% of growth

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Extra cuts by OPEC+ will push world oil supply down 400 kb/d by end of 2023. Non-OPEC+, led by the US and Brazil, drives the 2023 expansion, rising 1.9 mb/d below 2019 average throughputs. From March-December, gains of 1 mb/d from non-OPEC+ fail to offset a 1.4 mb/d decline from the producer bloc, IEA said. mb/d versus 4.6

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Carinata now a listed feedstock for CORSIA HEFA Sustainable Aviation Fuels

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Plus, Nuseed Carinata has the advantage of being a purpose-built, drop-in solution, with consistent quality and scalable production through existing infrastructure to help supply the rapidly growing global demand for renewable fuel. gCO 2 e/MJ in Brazil and 13.0 —Glenn Johnston, Nuseed Carinata Regulatory. gCO 2 e/MJ in the US.

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