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Westwater Resources is building a facility in Alabama to process one of the largest graphite deposits in the US

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The few companies that have access to graphite mines in North America are the belles of the EV ball at the moment. Westwater holds mineral rights to the Coosa graphite deposit, which is located across 42,000 acres in Alabama. The company is currently building a graphite processing plant in Kellyton, Alabama.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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This US-owned and operated manufacturing plant in northern Alabama will be the first of its size in North America. NAM will deploy its advanced, cost effective and environmentally friendly process technology to provide a ~60% reduction in carbon intensity relative to the traditional Chinese synthetic graphite.

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New hybrid sweetgum trees could boost paper, bioenergy production

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Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have crossed American sweetgums with their Chinese cousins, creating hybrid sweetgum trees that have a better growth rate and denser wood than natives, and can produce fiber year-round.

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Chinese tycoon to launch clean-tech car venture in US

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It will be a case of ’sweet home Alabama’ for Yang Rong, a Chinese automobile tycoon who is preparing to launch a plan to make clean-tech cars in the United States. There has been no comment from Alabama economic development officials.

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Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio

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As part of implementing the Mercedes-Benz 2022-2026 Business Plan, the company is investing more than €2 billion into its European production sites. BBAC) has been producing Mercedes-Benz vehicles locally for the Chinese market since 2005. Another important step is the acquisition of UK based electric motor company YASA.

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