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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

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According to GlobalData’s Mining Commodity Analyzer , Russia was the third-largest producer of nickel in 2021, producing more than 200,000 tons. As nickel is used in the production of EV batteries, any sanctions placed on Russian nickel will cause EV manufacturing prices to increase further, threatening adoption and decarbonization.

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Automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits – ET Auto

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Manufacturers may temporarily exclude certain impracticable-to-trace battery materials from FEOC compliance until 2027 as long as they demonstrate how they plan to comply by then, Treasury said. 1 restricting Chinese content in batteries eligible for EV tax credits of up to USD 7,500, which sharply cut the number of eligible vehicles.

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RusNano, Chinas Thunder Sky to Manufacture Li-ion Batteries in Russia for EVs

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The supervisory board of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies ( RusNano ) has approved the state corporation’s participation in a project with China-based Li-ion battery manufacturer Thunder Sky to manufacture Lithium-ion batteries, the first such project in Russia. Tags: Batteries China Russia.

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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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How Electrifying Transport and Chinese Investment are Playing Out in Indonesia —focuses on nickel as a critical mineral, but has implications for the broader minerals and materials supply chains needed for broad-scale energy transition. Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance. The detailed report— Need Nickel?

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Comment on Nio's William Li questions US protectionism, demands equal access to US market by naksut

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The Chinese are building new car factories in abandoned US car factories in Thailand and Brazil now But with the anti Chinese sentiment in the US right now I am guessing it would be risky for a Chinese company to build a factory in the US. @Wayne Lewis In reply to Wayne Lewis.

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Chinese-Russian JV launches worlds largest Li-ion battery factory in Novosibirsk Oblast; lithium iron phosphate

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Liotech , a joint venture between RUSNANO and Chinese holding company Thunder Sky, has launched the world’s largest high-capacity lithium-ion battery factory near Novosibirsk. The new factory has design capacity of more than 1 GWh or approximately one million batteries per year. Investments in the project exceed 13.5

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Nornickel places CNY 5 billion exchange-traded bonds

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Russia-based Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel producer, as well as one of the leading platinum and copper producers, announced the successful placement of CNY (Chinese Yuan) 5 billion (~US$716 million ) exchange-traded bonds (series БО-001Р-06-CNY) on 22 December. The bonds mature in 3.5

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