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Lilium and Livent to collaborate on R&D for high-performance Li-metal batteries

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Livent has one of the broadest lithium product portfolios in the industry, powering demand for green energy, modern mobility, the mobile economy, and specialized innovations, including light alloys and lubricants.

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Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

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—Fengqi You, senior author Currently, critical metals and minerals are centralized in politically unstable Chile, Congo, Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa, according to the World Bank. It’s mainly driven by the electric vehicle market penetration and battery technology development.

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Mexico forms state-run company to mine lithium: Litio para Mexico

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The Board of Directors for LitioMx comprises the head of the Ministry of Energy, who will preside over it; the head of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit; the head of the Ministry of Economy; the head of the Ministry of the Interior; and the head of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. According to the USGS, Mexico has 1.7

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Roskill forecasts increasing dependence of Li market on batteries; switch from portable electronics to hybrids

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Other end-uses, including glass-ceramics, greases and polymers, have also shown high rates of growth, but are predicted to moderate over the next five years as emerging economy growth slows. Production is dominated by Talison Lithium in Australia, SQM and Rockwood Lithium in Chile, and FMC in Argentina.

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Daimler Buses acquires a 5.25% stake in IVU AG; strategic partnership for integrated mobility

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The sustained high demand for complete buses, the slowly recovering Brazilian economy and growth in India were major contributors to this sales success. The Daimler Buses division was thus able to maintain its position as market leader in the most important core markets EU30 (EU, Switzerland and Norway), Brazil, Argentina and Mexico.

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Top electric vehicles battery manufacturers in India

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Lithium is among one of the costliest materials that are found outside of India, in other countries such as Chile Australia, China, Argentina, etc. In Australia, there are 2,800,000 tons of Lithium reserves and in Argentina, there are 1,700,000 tons of Lithium reserves. In Chile, there are 8,600,000 tons of Lithium reserves.

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It’s too late to China-proof the lithium supply chain – ET Auto

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If developed democracies want to secure the lithium they need to decarbonize their economies, they’re going to have to get comfortable with Beijing as not just a rival, but a partner. China itself trails Australia and Chile as the third-biggest producing nation, while Chinese capital was instrumental in lifting Argentina to fourth place.

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