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Gotion to build facility in Argentina capable of producing up to 60,000 tons of lithium carbonate per year

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Gotion batteries produced in Argentina are expected to be used in Germany, India, the United States, Spain and Vietnam, it said. The post Gotion to build facility in Argentina capable of producing up to 60,000 tons of lithium carbonate per year appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Evonik builds new catalyst plant for biodiesel production in Argentina

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Germany-based Evonik Industries is building a new plant for manufacturing catalysts for biodiesel production in Argentina. It will primarily serve markets in Argentina and Brazil, with an annual capacity of more than 60,000 metric tons. The detail engineering of the facility is already complete.

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

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million tons of identified lithium resources, ranking the country 10 th in the world behind Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, the US, Australia, China, Congo, Canada and Germany. In April 2022, Mexico amended its Mining Law to to reserve to the state the exclusive right to explore and exploit lithium. According to the USGS, Mexico has 1.7

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GlobalData: growing global electric vehicle market will more than double lithium demand over the next 5 years

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This in turn will result in increased consumption of lithium and support investment in mine expansions across Chile and Australia and new mine development in Chile, Australia, Argentina and Canada. of global sales, followed by Germany (4.8%) and the UK (4.1%). In 2017, 1.1 In Europe, Norway accounted for 5.4%

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Ford building new $1.6B plant in Mexico for small cars

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Mexico is Ford’s fourth-largest vehicle manufacturing site for global customers—behind the US, China and Germany. Vehicles produced in Mexico also serve customers in the US, Canada, China, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and South Korea. billion in Ford facilities alone in the US.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

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The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe. The X-Class for the Latin American market will roll off the assembly lines at the Renault plant in Cordoba, Argentina, starting in 2018. Argentina comes close behind with 11.6%. in Germany, 1.3% Focus on five customer groups.

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KIT team develops minimally invasive technology to mine lithium in geothermal plants

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If we consistently use this potential, we could cover a considerable part of the demand in Germany. Currently, Germany is a net importer of lithium needed for the production of battery cells for electric vehicles. Jens Grimmer.

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