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Stellantis is Dropping Billions on Ethanol Tech in South America

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The automaker said its investments in South America, specifically Brazil, show its confidence in the continent and a desire to reduce emissions with bio-hybrid technologies. South America is a significant market for Stellantis, where sales of Fiat buoyed the brand’s bottom line and helped make it the company’s best-selling brand.

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Advancing mineral exploration in South America

Innovation News Network

Golden Arrow Resources details the latest developments from its various mineral exploration projects in Chile and Argentina. The post Advancing mineral exploration in South America appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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POSCO begins construction of S Korea’s first lithium hydroxide plant

Green Car Congress

POSCO Holdings recently began construction at the Yulchon 1 st Industrial Complex in Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province, S. Korea) of the country’s first lithium hydroxide plant, which will produce secondary battery materials using lithium produced from brine in Argentina. POSCO Group’s lithium brine demo plant in Argentina.

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Latin America 2023 EV Sales Report, Part 1: The Laggards (Argentina, Perú, Ecuador, Chile, Dominican Republic)

CleanTechnica EVs

We’re back with our report on EV sales in Latin America! There are some novelties, but, contrary to my expectations, [continued] The post Latin America 2023 EV Sales Report, Part 1: The Laggards (Argentina, Perú, Ecuador, Chile, Dominican Republic) appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Volkswagen investing €560M in Argentina plant for new MQB-based SUV

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Volkswagen is investing some €560 million (US$652 million) over the next five years in the production of a new MQB-based SUV in Pacheco, Argentina. From 2020, the plant will deliver the new model built in Argentina to the entire South American continent. Key drivers behind this positive development are Brazil and Argentina.

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Ensorcia to invest €200M to build lithium hydroxide conversion plant in Europe

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Ensorcia, whose main operations are now based in Argentina and Chile, currently has several projects under study for the creation of different lithium processing plants in South America, Europe and North America. Ensorcia uses IBAT ’s modular, mobile DLE (Direct Lithium Extraction) technology.

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GM to invest $450M in Argentina

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Akerson was joined by Argentina President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; GM South America President Jaime Ardila; and GM Argentina President Isela Costantini. GM Argentina produced a record of more than 136,000 vehicles at its Rosario facility in 2011. —Isela Costantini.

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