Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Rio Tinto is supporting the development of a battery ecosystem in Europe with an investment in Inobat Auto (InoBat), a Europe-based battery technology and manufacturing company. InoBat is actively pursuing plans to build a number of gigafactories, including one in Serbia. Rio Tinto’s $2.4-billion

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2021

Rio Tinto and InoBat, a European battery technology and manufacturing company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to accelerate the establishment of a “cradle-to-cradle” battery manufacturing and recycling value chain in Serbia.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2020

Rio Tinto has approved an additional investment of almost $200 million to progress the next stage of the development of the lithium-borate Jadar project in Serbia. Rio Tinto’s lithium project pipeline is an important part of our vision to pursue opportunities which are part of the transition to a low-carbon future.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The process was developed by researchers at Rio Tinto’s Critical Minerals and Technology Center and tested on spodumene ore samples from various countries. This long-life, scaleable project has the potential to have one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry. —RTIT Managing Director Stéphane Leblanc.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 3, 2024

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. Production is expected to start by the end of 2024. Argentina has the world’s largest share of salt lake lithium resources.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2011

Korea’s advanced technology and Bolivia’s resources will create synergy.” The joint venture will also pave the way for Asia’s fourth-largest economy to take part in a project to develop lithium carbonate in the region, officials said. Korea has been spurring its drive to secure scarce minerals in the Latin American region.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 22, 2024

Eliminating emissions problems means finding renewable energy solutions with a minimal carbon footprint. While it may seem a long time away, the world needs these three decades to improve its renewable energy technology to serve 8 billion plus people. Electric Vehicles Are a Key Climate Change Tool The U.S. While the U.S.

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