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Why New Production Sources of Tungsten Are Critical for Increased Global Supply

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and global economies with businesses and manufacturers having to close doors and furlough employees, the global trade markets plummeted to an 11-year low of 41.5% According to the USGS in its Mineral Commodity Summaries 2019 report [ 2 ] , “World tungsten supply was dominated by production in China and exports from China.”.

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Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

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For comparison, columns over the same time periods are shown for 2019. The week of Chinese New Year holiday is indicated by the red lantern shown inset panels (b) and (h). The New Year holiday covers 4-10 February in 2019, and 24-30 January in 2020 (exceptionally extended to 2 February because of COVID-19). van Gent, J.,

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LG Energy Solution raises about $10.6 billion in South Korea’s biggest IPO to date

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It is now the third-most valuable company in South Korea after Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) KS), according to The Korea Times. LG Energy Solution’s IPO is the largest equity fund raising in South Korea since Alibaba raised $12.9 billion in its Hong Kong secondary listing back in 2019. .

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JATO Dynamics: 2016 will be record year for plug-ins with global sales in excess of 700K units; China to begin dominating the market

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Global electric passenger car sales totalled 280,000 units in 2014, representing growth of 43% compared with 2013; total global passenger car sales that year were 72 million units. The report projects annual EV sales in Europe of 500,000 units by 2019. Expected EV sales volume in 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025. 2015-YTD actual.

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China is exporting so many EVs that it needs more ships – a lot more

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Chinese EV makers are looking to export electric vehicles by the tens of thousands around the globe, but they need a lot more car-carrying vessels to make that happen. South Korea comes in third with 72 and the Isle of Man, which has 61 registered ships, in fourth. That’s more than seven times higher than the price in 2019.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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But it was true what semiconductor engineers in South Korea whispered about his former students: They were everywhere. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes.

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Tesla’s next Gigafactory location unknown, but all signs point toward India

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While there have been rumors of deep talks in Spain , numerous meetings with French government officials, and heavy speculation regarding a relationship with Canada, Indonesia, and South Korea, it is becoming overwhelmingly clear that all signs are pointing toward India, a location where Tesla has mulled a factory for several years.

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