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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

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Livent will supply the lithium directly to the BMW Group’s battery cell manufacturers from 2022 on. Now, the company is broadening its supplier base and additionally sourcing lithium from Argentina, where the raw material is obtained from brine from salt lakes. View of the salt lake Salar del Hombre Muerto in northern Argentina.

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Study outlines supply chain challenges for lithium

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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. The majority of known lithium reserves are located in China, Chile, Argentina and Australia. —Ona Egbue. —Ona Egbue.

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

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Global production of biofuels increased 17% in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 105 billion liters (28 billion gallons US), up from 90 billion liters (24 billion gallons US) in 2009. of all global fuel for road transportation—an increase from 2% in 2009, according to the report. Sugarcane ethanol supplies 41.5%

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Korean consortium forming JV with Bolivian miner Comibol for lithium production in Salar de Uyuni

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China and Argentina total 5.4 This means that the reserves of lithium that are realistically available and could be supplied by Uyuni to the world are 140 million tonnes of lithium. The global lithium market has been expanding by 6% annually since 2000, according to KORES. million tons, respectively. million tons and 2.6

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Stanford, UC Santa Cruz study explores ramifications of demand-driven peak to conventional oil

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In contrast to arguments that peak conventional oil production is imminent due to physical resource scarcity, a team from Stanford University and UC Santa Cruz has examined the alternative possibility of reduced oil use due to improved efficiency and oil substitution. Recent trends suggest that a demand-driven peak is increasingly plausible.

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Nanjing team develops solar-powered electrolysis process for extraction of lithium from seawater

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Researchers from Nanjing University have developed a new method for the extraction of lithium metal from seawater using solar-powered electrolysis with a NASICON solid-state electrolyte as the selective membrane. Shortage of future lithium supply and the uneven distribution of current lithium resources. Yang et al.

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Will the world run out of lithium?

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With global EV purchases continually rising , the sudden surge in demand has caused consumer concerns about the resultant demand for lithiu m, and the availability of this valuable resource, leading many to ask: will the world run out of lithium? How much lithium is available globally? million tons.

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