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SK On signs 5-year lithium hydroxide supply deal with SQM

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Battery manufacturer SK On signed a lithium hydroxide supply deal with Chile’s SQM, a move that will further strengthen SK On’s supply chain for critical battery materials in coping with the US “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA) following its recent deals with Australian lithium developers. Earlier post.).

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Lithium producer SQM’s net income in 2022 soars almost 7x from 2021 to $3.9B

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Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. In Chile, we have reached a run-rate of 180,000 metric tons of high-quality lithium products while working to further expand our lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide capacity. As the company continues with lithium capacity expansion in Chile, it expects to invest approximately US$1.4

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Arctic-ready version of Nissan Ariya EV unveiled for Pole to Pole expedition

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British adventurers Chris and Julie Ramsey will cross 14 countries, through Canada, North, Central and South America to Punta Arenas in Chile before travelling to the edge of the Antarctic continent, then onward to the South Pole. Earlier post.)

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BHP and Rio Tinto to collaborate on new tailings technology

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The first project will involve testing the application of an innovative large-volume filter unit at a BHP copper mine in Chile, which would remove up to 80% of the water in the tailings stream before it is deposited in a storage facility. Manufacture of the filter unit is already underway.

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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

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Livent will supply the lithium directly to the BMW Group’s battery cell manufacturers from 2022 on. The salt lakes in the border region between Argentina, Bolivia and Chile are home to roughly half the world’s lithium reserves. Working towards strict IRMA standard for lithium mining.

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SpaceX sends 6 Starlink satellites up with Direct to Cell capability

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SpaceX is leveraging its experience in manufacturing [and] launching the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink satellites with the Direct to Cell capability at scale,” notes SpaceX. According to the aerospace company, Direct to Cell will connect IoT devices with common LTE standards.

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Nature Materials editorial urges reconsideration of approach to battery regulation in Europe

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Making this battery technology more sustainable demands a consideration of the environmental and economic costs of extraction and transport of raw materials, manufacture, and increasingly of materials recycling and reuse at the end of a battery’s life.

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