Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2023

Technology group Wärtsilä will power the biggest battery electric ship yet built with its battery-electric propulsion system and waterjets. The uniquely designed vessel will be fully battery powered, with e-motor driven Wärtsilä waterjets as the main propulsors. The vessel will operate between Argentina and Uruguay.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2022

Ford Motor Company and Rio Tinto have signed a non-binding global memorandum of understanding (MOU) jointly to develop more sustainable and secure supply chains for battery and low-carbon materials to be used in Ford vehicles. Rio Tinto completed its acquisition of Rincon earlier this year. Earlier post.)

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Innovation News Network

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Discover how Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp's lithium exploration and development projects will assist the global demand for battery metals. The post Furthering lithium development in Argentina appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2021

Australia-based Bass Metals has signed a binding term sheet to acquire Blackearth SA which holds an option to acquire the san Jorge Lithium Project located in Catamarca province, Argentina. UBS is now forecasting an 11-fold increase to 2030 in the amount of lithium required, as well as a 7-fold increase in the amount of natural graphite.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

In a move aimed at bolstering its lithium reserves and fostering the development of lithium mining and downstream sectors, India’s state-owned Khanij Bidesh India (KABIL) has inked a significant lithium exploration deal in Argentina. This includes initiatives in countries like Australia, Argentina, and Chile.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2022

billion won (US$37 million), as the steelmaker enlarges its position within the Li-ion battery supply chain. POSCO intends to invest $20 billion into the lithium-ion supply chain between now and 2030. Establishment of networks to collect used batteries. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2022

developer of the ll-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) Lilium Jet, and Livent Corporation , a producer of lithium products for the battery cell industry, will collaborate on the advancement of lithium-metal technology for use in high-performance battery cells.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2023

A crucial aspect of electrified transportation is new demand for metals, and specifically the most non-replaceable metal for EV batteries—lithium. Even if the car-centricity of the US transportation system continues, limiting the size of EV batteries alone can cut lithium demand by as much as 42%. Riofrancos et al.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Rincon lithium project in Argentina from Rincon Mining , a company owned by funds managed by the private equity group Sentient Equity Partners, for $825 million. The project is a long-life, scaleable resource capable of producing battery-grade lithium carbonate.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

ADEME, France’s Environment and Energy Management Agency, carried out a study with IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) on the dynamics of lithium supply and demand, based on different scenarios for the electrification of the global car fleet by 2050. Further, vulnerabilities could emerge from increased competition among lithium buyers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2023

b) Region-specific/vehicle-specific/battery-specific cumulative (from 2010 to 2050) demand for critical metals and the cumulative potential secondary production from recycling. (c) c) Sensitivity of cumulative requirement under different battery scenarios. Recycling w/2nd” denotes retired batteries reused as ESSs before recycling.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Rio Tinto has completed the acquisition of the Rincon lithium project in Argentina for $825 million, following approval from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). The project is a long-life, scaleable resource capable of producing battery-grade lithium carbonate. Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Tesla battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has set plans in motion to acquire Canada-based Millennial Lithium. The Canadian company has two lithium mining projects in Argentina. CATL has grown significantly over the last few years to become the world’s largest lithium-ion battery manufacturing company.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Livent will supply the lithium directly to the BMW Group’s battery cell manufacturers from 2022 on. By sourcing lithium from a second supplier, we are securing requirements for production of our current fifth generation of battery cells. View of the salt lake Salar del Hombre Muerto in northern Argentina.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2023

The merger will create a leading global lithium chemicals producer that will target large automotive companies and look to accelerate supply growth in Canada and Argentina. Australia-based Allkem and US-based Livent announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals valuing the combined company at US$10.6

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2022

Ford announced a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials that light a clear path to reach its targeted annual run rate of 600,000 electric vehicles by late 2023 and more than 2 million by the end of 2026. Ford announced that Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Driving to more than 2 million EVs by late 2026.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2020

However, production losses in Argentina are likely to be approximately 35% in 2020, as already delayed expansion plans become delayed further, Roskill said. Roskill anticipates 2020 production losses in Chile to be kept below 20%.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2023

Under the agreement, GM will make a $650-million equity investment in Lithium Americas, which represents the largest-yet investment by an automaker to produce battery raw materials. Lithium carbonate from Thacker Pass will be used in GM’s proprietary Ultium battery cells. and Argentine businesses. and Argentine businesses.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Rio Tinto has started producing spodumene concentrate, a mineral used in the production of lithium for batteries, at a demonstration plant in its Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium (RTIT) Québec Operations in its metallurgical complex in Sorel-Tracy, Canada.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2020

lithium carbonate product from its industrial-scale pilot plant operations at the Rincon Lithium Project in Salta Province, Argentina. Argosy has a current 77.5% (and ultimate 90%) interest in the Rincon Lithium Project in Salta Province, Argentina and a 100% interest in the Tonopah Lithium Project in Nevada.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2022

World demand for lithium—driven by demand for electric vehicle batteries—is estimated to increase from 592,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in 2021 to 745,000 tonnes in 2022. Despite the spread of new battery manufacturing capacity into Europe and the US, Asia remains the major source of demand for lithium.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2018

High growth in demand for lithium batteries is spurring three-fold growth in mine production of lithium over the next four years, with 86kt of new lithium metal capacity coming on stream, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. After moderate growth in lithium supply between 2010 and 2017 of 6.4% million tons.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

A doctoral student in engineering management at Missouri University of Science and Technology, Ona Egbue, is studying potential disruptions to the long-term supply chain for lithium. However, there are issues associated with the present supply chain of raw materials for battery production, particularly the security and supply of lithium.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2013

Consumption of lithium in rechargeable batteries by end use, 2012-2017, kt LCE. Batteries accounted for 27% of global lithium consumption in 2012, up from 15% in 2007 and 8% in 2002. The lithium industry is therefore becoming more reliant on rechargeable batteries to sustain high rates of future demand growth, Roskill concludes.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

In a world where electric vehicles and utility-scale batteries are taking over, it would be nice to not depend on a geopolitical rival for your most important raw material. Second-ranked Australia last May entered a compact with the US to ensure reliable supplies of such critical minerals, with Canberra in October putting A$ 2 billion ($ 1.3

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

The company added that as a junior exploration company, it and many of its peers will require significant capital to bring their projects to production and build Canada’s critical minerals supply chain. Ultra Lithium is proceeding with planned work programs at its properties in Northern Ontario and Argentina.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 10, 2021

Top electric vehicles battery manufacturers in India. Before we jump into the list of top EV battery manufacturers in India, let us discuss some things about electric vehicles batteries. Firstly the batteries are one of the important components of electric vehicles in India. million metric turns.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Global demand for lithium is expected to grow as much as ten-fold over the next decade, particularly with the increasing use of lithium for batteries within multiple energy and transportation applications. The only current domestic supply comes from the Silver Peak mine in Nevada.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

China is stepping up its pursuit of control of the lithium supply chain, underpinned by the rapid growth of its lithium-ion battery industry building on agressive policy surrounding electric vehicle sales, according to metals and mining consultancy Roskill.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2021

A new name for the merged entity will be selected in due course representing the global reach of the new entity, which will have its head office in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a corporate headquarters on the Australian East Coast and an office in Perth.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2011

Eaton Corporation has signed a long-term agreement to design and supply Argentine bus manufacturer Tecnología Avanzada en Transporte S. with a hybrid electric power system for use in buses in Argentina and throughout South America. TATSA), a company wholly owned by Consorcio Metropolitano de Transporte S.A.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Of the many applications for lithium batteries, electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage solutions (ESS) stand out as by far the largest and fastest growing sectors, driven by the world-wide shift from traditional fossil-fueled vehicles towards cleaner forms of transport and energy use. —Anand Sheth. ppm Li (0.0018%).

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Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

For the first time in the country, GSI found one of the key components of EV battery Country’s Ministry of Mines announces lithium discovery. Lithium is one of the key components of EV batteries first discovered in Jammu and Kashmir. Lithium is a non-ferrous metal used as one of the key components in EV batteries.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2012

Lithium producer Galaxy Resources Ltd says prices for both technical and battery grade lithium carbonate in its key market, China, have risen significantly on the back of tight demand and supply fundamentals, with current prices up almost 17% on the same time last year. This means that as well as adhering to the 99.5%

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Teslarati

APRIL 11, 2023

With the demand for lithium expected to surpass supply by 2030, automakers have never been more pressed to secure the resource , especially as it becomes increasingly essential for the future of their business, specifically regarding the production of electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2019

Investing in the commodity market can be a roller-coaster ride; what with the incessant boom-and-bust cycles driven by the ebb and flow in infrastructural spending, production ramps/cutbacks and stockpiling/destocking supplies. In terms of feedstock supply, SQM and Albemarle had laid out plans for increased production rates.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2015

While other commodities are floundering or completely collapsing in this market, lithium—the critical mineral in the emerging battery gigafactory war—is poised to explode, and going forward Nevada is emerging as the front line in this pending American lithium boom. This really is disruptive technology. Albemarle Corp.

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