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Allkem and Livent to merge to create $10.6B lithium producer, one of world’s largest

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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. Livent has nearly eight decades of experience producing a diverse range of lithium chemicals for energy storage and other specialty applications.

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OptiFuel to repower Argentina’s 400 freight locomotive fleet from diesel-power to CNG and/or RNG

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OptiFuel Systems has signed a Collaboration Agreement with the Argentina Ministry of Transportation through Ferrocarriles Argentinos Sociedad del Estado (FASE). Argentina has prioritized government and public investment to grow the share of freight shipped by rail throughout the country. The reason for this is that RNG requires 2.5

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Incat Tasmania selects Wärtsilä solutions for battery-electric lightweight Ro-Pax ferry

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The battery modules and energy storage system package is four times larger than on any electric/hybrid ship currently operating. The vessel will operate between Argentina and Uruguay. The uniquely designed vessel will be fully battery powered, with e-motor driven Wärtsilä waterjets as the main propulsors.

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Start-Up MOBI LATAM partners with EnergyX to develop Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain

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Bolivia is lithium-rich; the USGS estimates identified lithium reserves in the country to be 21 million tons—ahead of Argentina and Chile, the other members of the “lithium triangle”. However, Bolivia is production-poor; Chile and Argentina are top global producers, but Bolivia has yet to produce the mineral in commercial quantities.

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

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Recycling w/o 2nd” indicates retired batteries that are directly recycled without a second life as energy storage systems (ESSs). —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.

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Neo Lithium closes strategic investment with CATL; ~8% stake; 3Q project

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The 3Q Project (Tres Quebradas Lithium Project) is located in Catamarca Province, the largest lithium producing area in Argentina, and covers approximately 35,000 ha including a salar complex of approximately 16,000 ha. —Constantine Karayannopoulos, Chairman of Neo Lithium. In 2019, the company’s EV battery sales volume reached 40.25

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Lithium: Good News for the Australian Mining Industry

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Australia is the global leader in lithium production in 2021, with Chile (26,000 tonnes), China (14,000 tonnes), and Argentina (6,200 […]. In good news for the Australian mining industry, miners produced 55,000 tonnes of lithium in 2021, a 28% increase from the 39,700 tonnes of lithium produced in 2020.