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Rivian opens R&D center in Serbia

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Rivian opened a research and development (R&D) center in Belgrade, Serbia, the Development Agency of Serbia announced on Thursday. The Development Agency of Serbia noted that Rivian confirmed that there were several hundred job applications received. Besides the USA and Canada, they opened a center only in Serbia.

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GlobalData: Global lithium production to triple over the next four years

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High growth in demand for lithium batteries is spurring three-fold growth in mine production of lithium over the next four years, with 86kt of new lithium metal capacity coming on stream, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. million tons; China, 7 million tons; Australia, 5 million tons; Canada, 1.9

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Rio Tinto starts demonstration plant in Québec for new spodumene concentration process

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Rio Tinto has started producing spodumene concentrate, a mineral used in the production of lithium for batteries, at a demonstration plant in its Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium (RTIT) Québec Operations in its metallurgical complex in Sorel-Tracy, Canada. —RTIT Managing Director Stéphane Leblanc.

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Rio Tinto CEO bullish on lithium but not eyeing big acquisitions – ET Auto

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The company also owns the Jadar lithium project in Serbia, which is currently under dispute after Serbia in 2022 revoked the license for the project over environmental issues. That has forced many producers to shutter production and cut jobs. Production is expected to start by the end of 2024.

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Ultra Lithium signs LOI with Beijing Explo-Tech for alliance to explore Serbian licenses

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Canada-based Ultra Lithium has entered into a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) with Beijing Explo-Tech Engineering Co. Currently, it holds exploration licenses in Canada, Nevada, the US and Serbia. of lithium/boron mineral exploration licenses in the Republic of Serbia. They are projecting production for 2016.

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Korean consortium forming JV with Bolivian miner Comibol for lithium production in Salar de Uyuni

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million tons of identified lithium resources, respectively, while Brazil, Congo, and Serbia each contain approximately 1 million tons. Identified lithium resources for Australia and Canada total 630,000 tons and 360,000 tons, respectively. China and Argentina total 5.4 million tons and 2.6

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