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Solvay to produce silica from rice husk ash for tires in Europe, expansion plans in N America

Green Car Congress

Solvay is investing at its Livorno, Italy site to launch the company’s first unit of circular highly dispersible silica (HDS) made with bio-based sodium silicate derived from rice husk ash (RHA). Rice husk is an agricultural by-product that was not used for tire production until very recently.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

By focusing on localizing the midstream processing of lithium and partnering with Australia, Chile, and Argentina, India can build an alternate supply chain for herself. 9,10,11,12] LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) and Sodium-Ion battery packs will not use Cobalt and Nickel. Graphite and Silicon are used in the Anode.

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Iveco brings electric prototype to Brazil

Green Cars News

The company presented a prototype of the vehicle earlier this week in Brazil and now hopes to spread its wings across South America. It is hoped that production of the prototype will allow suitability testing to be carried out that examines the utilisation of electrical energy for the transportation of goods and passengers. .

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