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Argosy Minerals announces first shipment of lithium carbonate from Rincon project

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lithium carbonate product from its industrial-scale pilot plant operations at the Rincon Lithium Project in Salta Province, Argentina. Argosy has a current 77.5% (and ultimate 90%) interest in the Rincon Lithium Project in Salta Province, Argentina and a 100% interest in the Tonopah Lithium Project in Nevada.

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Aemetis upgrades India biodiesel plant

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The Aemetis plant was built in 2008 to produce biodiesel and refined glycerin using large volumes of lower-cost, non-food by-products from the edible oil industry as feedstock to supply the biofuel, pharmaceutical, and industrial markets.

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Chile needs to finalize more lithium plan details to spur investment, miners say – ET Auto

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Industry players said they are seeking information on how contracts will be awarded by officials in the country that is the world’s second-biggest lithium producer and are worried about pushback from Indigenous communities and environmental campaigners. “This will pose a difficulty for attracting potential investors.”

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EPA proposes slight ease in 2018 renewable fuel volumes compared to 2017; gearing up for future reset

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Timely implementation provides certainty to American refiners, the agriculture community and broader fuels industry, all of which play an important role in the RFS program. EPA is also taking comment on addressing concerns that some RFS obligations are increasingly met with imported fuel from Brazil, Argentina and Indonesia.

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Opinion: Why Lithium Will See Another Price Spike This Fall

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While future demand from the automotive industry is significant, the real game changer for the lithium industry may be electrical grid storage. Orocobre Limited is commissioning their Olaroz project in Argentina, and is currently at 68% of its 17,500 TPA full capacity. Southwest is becoming a new hotbed for the lithium industry.

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Letting in the Light

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It was like the early days of the automobile industry when everything was so scattered,” Smith explained. Students from dozens of states, Canada, and other countries, recently including Bermuda and Argentina, have traveled to Danville to take the course. LEV manufacturing and distribution were very disorganized back then. Onward….

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Tesla And Other Tech Giants Scramble For Lithium As Prices Double

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Driven by the rise of battery gigafactories and game-changing Powerwall and energy storage businesses, the world now finds itself at the beginning of a lithium super cycle that is all about securing new supply, much of which is poised to come from lithium superstar Argentina. This means that the new market is all about new players.

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