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POSCO Holdings begins construction of $830M lithium plant in Argentina

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Korea-based POSCO Holdings recently started construction of a lithium commercialization plant in Argentina. POSCO Group is the first to produce lithium hydroxide for batteries in Argentina throughout the entire process from the acquisition of mining rights to exploration, construction and operation of a production plant.

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Rio Tinto starts demonstration plant in Québec for new spodumene concentration process

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Our demonstration plant will allow us to further validate the innovative spodumene concentration process developed at our Critical Minerals and Technology Center as we consider moving to commercial scale production. —RTIT Managing Director Stéphane Leblanc.

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UPS makes largest purchase of renewable natural gas yet in the US: 170M gallon equivalents over 7 years

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This is equivalent to planting 17,000,000 trees, removing 228,000 cars off the road or recycling 374,000 tons of waste that would otherwise be sent to the landfill. Littlefair, is the exclusive provider of Redeem RNG, the first RNG made available in commercial quantities in the US. UPS fueling stations in Albuquerque, N.M.;

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Global biofuels production up 17% in 2010 to hit all-time high of 105 billion liters

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High oil prices, a global economic rebound, and new laws and mandates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, and the United States, among other countries, are all factors behind the surge in production, according to research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute’s Climate and Energy Program for the website Vital Signs Online.

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Forecast: Global Biofuels Use to Double by 2015, Second-Gen Biofuels to Lag Expectations

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Major new contributors to the growth of global biofuels between 2009 and 2015 include Indonesia, France, China, India, Thailand, Colombia, Malaysia, Philippines and Argentina. Those technologies which have thus far added major oil company joint venture partners seem to have the greatest opportunity for first commercial operations.

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DNV GL paper suggests near-term success for LNG in shipping; alternative fuel mix to diversify over time

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While renewable energy, particularly solar and wind, may have some potential to mitigate carbon emissions, this is not seen as a viable large-scale alternative for commercial shipping. Biofuels derived from waste have many benefits, but securing the necessary production volume is a challenge.