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First Cobalt announces positive feasibility results for Canadian cobalt refinery expansion; first NA producer of battery-grade cobalt sulfate

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announced positive results from an independent feasibility study conducted on its permitted cobalt refinery in Ontario, Canada. 139 million after-tax net present value (NPV) using an 8% discount and 53% after-tax internal rate of return (IRR), representing a payback period of only 1.8 Sodium Treatment. First Cobalt Corp.

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Hydro-Québec and Technifin form partnership to license lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies for Li-ion battery applications

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Hydro-Québec (Canada) and Technifin (South Africa) have entered into an intellectual property collaboration agreement relating to the licensing of their respective intellectual property (IP) in lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies, notably for lithium-ion battery applications. Its sole shareholder is the Québec government.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

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Total emissions over the lifetime of an electric vehicle are considerably lower than those of an internal combustion engine. This is the case at our gigafactory in Europe, which relies on wind energy, and it’s also what we plan for our soon-to-come plant in Canada. Third is the choice of raw materials.

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

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It’s really up to the battery manufacturers and the automakers as to which physical configuration to use, and then of course the internal chemistry configuration. Solid-state, lithium-sulfur, sodium batteries—would all of these still be using graphite in the anode? Sodium batteries, for example, may have great cold-weather performance.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain – Charged EVs

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Total emissions over the lifetime of an electric vehicle are considerably lower than those of an internal combustion engine. This is the case at our gigafactory in Europe, which relies on wind energy, and it’s also what we plan for our soon-to-come plant in Canada. Third is the choice of raw materials.