Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

In 2020 the world’s nuclear reactors have shown resilience and flexibility, adapting to changes in demand while ensuring stable and reliable electricity supplies. Growth was particularly strong in Asia, where nuclear generation rose by 17% in 2019. —Agneta Rising, Director General of World Nuclear Association.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2020

Early data from the main markets in Asia shows a drop in vehicle sales of 44% for China and 18% for Korea, two of the hardest hit countries. Chinese factories are restarting, so the pressure on supply of key components and equipment is likely to ease. Chart: BloombergNEF.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

EIA projects most of this growth will come from regions where the consumption of energy is driven by strong economic growth, particularly in non-OECD Asia. Other significant findings of IEO2019 include: Manufacturing centers are shifting toward Africa and South Asia, especially India, resulting in energy consumption growth in those regions.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The announcement represents a significant milestone for the aviation industry in Asia, as the enhanced SAF supply chain capabilities increase customer’s access to SAF. The SAF supplied is made from waste products and sustainable feedstocks and will be blended with conventional jet fuel. Earlier post.)

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Singapore Supplies Fuel Asia 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2022

The new index allows users to accurately track real-world movements in lithium-ion battery raw material prices relative to key cathode types within the supply chain and to track the shifting cost structure of a key component of cathode and cell supply contracts. Lithium hydroxide (CIF Asia). Cobalt hydroxide (CIF Asia).

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Price Nickel Lithium 335

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2021

Mitsui OSK Lines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a joint study to build a supply chain of renewable energy-derived ammonia (green ammonia) with Australian energy company Origin Energy. The MOL Group aims at net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 in the “MOL Group Environmental Vision 2.1”.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2021

The company has operations in 16 locations in Asia, Europe and North America with a global workforce of more than 400 employees. Octillion also supplies batteries for the energy-storage market. Last year, the company entered the electric two-wheeler market with supply contract in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

To succeed in the future net zero economy, we need to create a vertically integrated domestic supply chain to achieve battery production at scale and future supply security. At Snow Lake Lithium, we strongly believe that now is the time to build a rock to road supply chain for electric vehicles for the longevity of the industry.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2022

Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonization Hub is working with 11 leading cross-supply chain stakeholders to develop a fleet fuel transition strategy that can enable the establishment of a highly scalable Green Corridor Cluster.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Europe is already the fastest growing lithium-ion battery production center in the world, with zero local supply of lithium hydroxide. Driven particularly by the demand of the e-mobility sector, Europe’s share of global battery cell production is forecast to reach almost 15% by 2024, overtaking the US and Asia excluding China.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2020

Mobileye, an Intel Company, and WILLER, one of the largest transportation operators in Japan, Taiwan and the Southeast Asian region, have formed a strategic collaboration to launch an autonomous robotaxi service in Japan and markets across Southeast Asia, including Taiwan.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2021

The LH2 plant will take byproduct gaseous hydrogen supplied from SK Incheon Petrochemical, purify it, process it into a liquid, and supply it to the metropolitan Incheon area. In addition to supplying liquefied hydrogen, SK plans to make active investments in establishing a distribution system for eco-friendly hydrogen.

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Hydrogen Production Vietnam Supplies 376

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Rio Tinto and Japanese trader and business conglomerate Marubeni Corporation have agreed a first sale under a new strategic collaboration agreement to secure a sustainable and reliable supply of Rio Tinto’s Responsible aluminum products to Japanese downstream manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2023

In Europe, many bicycle manufacturers use frames manufactured in Asia, and many of these frames are also ultimately disposed of in landfills in Asia. Earlier post.)

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Asia Emissions 418

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2020

-class large LNG fuel tank, giving the vessel enough fuel capacity for an Asia-Europe round trip on a single filling. The ship is also outstanding in terms of safety and container-loading efficiency due to the optimal layouts and designs applied to the LNG fuel tank, fuel gas supply system (FGSS) and dual-fuel engine.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2022

When the 154,000-square-foot facility is fully operational in August 2022, it will be North America’s largest battery recycling facility with capacity to process 30,000 metric tons of discarded lithium-ion batteries and scrap per year—returning battery-grade lithium, cobalt and nickel back into the battery supply chain.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2021

Lithium-ion battery manufacturing has been dominated by East Asia, with Japan, China, and South Korea playing a significant role. US and European countries are now competing, shifting the added values away from East Asia and building battery manufacturing close to the application market.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The energy crisis in Europe and Asia this winter is a preview of what we can expect in the years ahead. Additional layers of complexity and the uncertainty that brings is fostering an environment of pre-emptive underinvestment for oil and gas supply, where capital expenditure lags demand.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2021

T company, which in addition to Hyundai and Kia also supplies components to other well-known automotive carmakers in North America and Asia, will be presenting the latest technology solutions in the following areas: Hydrogen-electric powertrains. Autonomous driving. Pure electric drives.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Tesla export ship trackers have identified at least 12 ships traveling to Europe and Asia for Q4, delivering vehicles from the Fremont Factory and Giga Shanghai. Two of the identified Tesla ships are carrying cars from Fremont to Asia. Tesla was experiencing some supply challenges with the Model S and Model X lines at the time. .

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Limited (CATL) and Daihatsu Motor, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota, announced an MOU of Strategic Cooperation on battery supply and battery technologies to promote e-mobility in Japan. China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.,

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Supplies Batteries Battery Japan 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2021

A new report sponsored by ABB Robotics and authored by the automotive intelligence unit of Ultima Media auggests that concerns over EV battery supply to meet the escalation in demand poses serious risk to the growth of market share of electric vehicles, despite plans for 80 new global battery gigafactories.

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Global Batteries Battery North America 448

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2023

The respondents surveyed highlighted challenges in adapting to a new battery supply chain; concerns over high levels of capital investment required; shortages of raw materials; suitable infrastructure; and lack of grid capacity.

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Manufacturer Auto Grid Supplies 364

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2023

Under the terms of the multi-year contract, ST will supply a volume of double-digit millions of silicon carbide devices to be integrated in ZF’s new modular inverter architecture going into series production in 2025. With this strategically important step, we are strengthening our supply chain to be able to securely supply our customers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2021

At the time cobalt hydroxide—the product produced by the Mutanda operation—was trading at an average of $20,000/tonne (CIF Asia) as assessed by Benchmark. Cobalt prices began their recovery in late 2020 with cobalt hydroxide (CIF Asia) currently up by 125.1%

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2018

Oil production growth from the United States, Brazil, Canada and Norway can keep the world well supplied, more than meeting global oil demand growth through 2020, but more investment will be needed to boost output after that, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual report on oil markets. mb/d by 2023 to 104.7

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2022

The 2021 shipments exceeded the forecast of 85 fuel cell vehicle deliveries set by the company in February 2021, prior to the deteriorating global supply chain that seriously impacted the production plans of zero-emission and traditional vehicle suppliers alike.

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Fuel Vehicles Asia Hydrogen 334

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

Geopolitical issues such as the Russia-Ukraine situation disturb the fine balance of battery metal supply chains. Russia has reportedly been looking to reduce the impact of sanctions by turning to Asia for trade. Trading had yet to resume as of 10 March.

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Electric Vehicles Russia Ukraine Vehicles 349

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2022

The 24MW system from ITM Power supplying 10,368 kg/day of hydrogen will account for approximately 5% of the plant’s consumption and serve as a feasibility study for future upscaling. The company’s products are delivered all over the world, the biggest market being Asia, which buys more than 25% of NPK (complex fertilizer) capacity each year.

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Norway Hydrogen Green Engine 418

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

While cobalt prices have shown positive signs of late, there are nuances within the market which highlight the key fundamentals that will likely decide cobalt’s future price trend—which is taking its cues less and less from the industrial metal supply chain, according to a new report from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2020

With production facilities in North America, Europe and Asia, Hyzon expects to deliver around 5,000 fuel cell trucks and buses over the next three years. As an investor and strategic partner, their experience, technology and infrastructure to supply clean energy, including hydrogen, around the world will be important to the success of HYZON.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 16, 2025

It sounds like the supply chain started shifting well ahead of these tariffs. DuBravac: Supply chains are really designed to be dynamic, adaptive, and resilient. I almost think of supply chains like living, breathing entities. How can supply chains adapt in this constantly changing environment?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2022

Penske Truck Leasing operates more than 372,000 vehicles and serves customers from more than 1,300 locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2021

We’re especially proud of our role in supplying batteries for the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV. The company has operations in six locations in Asia and North America with a global workforce of more than 400 employees. The company also supplies batteries for the energy-storage and solar markets.

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Global Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 329

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2022

Among LNG-importing regions in 2021, only Asia and Latin America increased annual imports: Asia by 2.4 Bcf/d, accounting for 57% of the increase in Asia’s LNG imports. Bcf/d in 2021 primarily because of record-high LNG spot prices in Asia. In North Africa, LNG exports from Egypt increased by 0.7

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

In the second half of the year, China processed slightly less crude oil and began exporting significantly less gasoline and diesel than in the first half of the year to ensure sufficient domestic supply. Source: Graph by the U.S. increase from 2020. increase from 2020. Despite more refinery capacity, crude oil processing decreased by 0.4

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

C4V technology is foundational to the iM3NY gigafactory ( earlier post ) in Endicott, New York—the only Gigafactory across the globe with an ex-Asia supply chain.

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Waste 345