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Tesla inks deal with Magnis Energy for three-year graphite deal

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Magnis announced on Tuesday (via Sawyer Merritt ) that it would begin supplying Tesla with a minimum of 17,500 tonnes per annum of AAM for a minimum term of three years at a fixed price. Tesla also has the option to double the amount of AAM described in the deal, potentially buying up to 35,000 tonnes per annum.

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A closer look at graphite—its forms, functions and future in EV batteries

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The company Graphex occupies a middle position in the supply chain—it buys raw graphite from mining companies, puts it through several purification and processing steps, then sells it to battery manufacturers. They’re looking at every parameter and trying to optimize the performance that they’re after, and quite frankly, the cost.

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Roskill: Spread of COVID-19 threatens cobalt supply; bottlenecks out of DRC

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However, owing to the widespread closures in South Africa, most shipments are now having to be diverted to other neighboring ports such as Maputo in Mozambique or Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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Post Bali, two approaches to Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) have been articulated: Cuba, India, Tanzania, Indonesia, China and others argue that IPRs needs to be addressed as a barrier within the technology transfer discussion; Australia and the US argue that IPRs is a catalyst, rather than a barrier, to technology transfer.