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The US Southeast is getting its first EV battery supply chain project

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Japan’s UBE Corporation will build an EV battery chemicals factory in Louisiana to set up a US EV battery supply chain – and compete with China.

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More conferences and events outside of China being cancelled due to caution over COVID-19

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As the outbreak of the coronavirus now named COVID-19 began to scale in China, the organizers of AutoChina 2020 (the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition) cancelled their event which was due to be held in April. The World Petrochemical Conference, which was to be held 24-27 March 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Benchmark: battery demand for manganese set to increase 8-fold this decade

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General Motors has invested in Element25 ( earlier post ), which is building a manganese refinery in Louisiana, and this month also backed Mitra Chem, a Silicon Valley company which is developing lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) cathodes ( earlier post ). —Jess Roberts, Benchmark’s Head of Forecasting

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Tesla graphite supplier gets $107M loan offer from Biden Administration

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Syrah plans to use the loan to expand its plant in Vidalia, Louisiana, which produces Active Anode Material (AAM) for electric vehicle batteries. The $107 million provided by the DOE will cover the expenses for the initial expansion of the Louisiana facility. The move will reduce Tesla’s reliance on China.

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DOE closes $102.1M loan to Syrah Technologies to expand production of graphite-based active anode material

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million loan to Australia-based Syrah Technologies LLC for the expansion of its Syrah Vidalia Facility in Louisiana—a processing facility that produces graphite-based active anode material (AAM), a critical material used in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other clean energy technologies. Earlier post.).

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Tesla turns to Mozambique mine to acquire graphite for its EV batteries: report

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A recently shared report has indicated that Tesla is looking to source some key battery materials such as graphite from locations outside China. Tesla has signed an agreement to acquire about 80% of the output from Syrah’s processing plant in Vidalia, Louisiana, starting in 2025. The value of the deal has not been shared to date.

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Syrah Resources completes BFS for expansion of US anode material production

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Australia-based Syrah Resources has completed a bankable feasibility study (BFS) for expansion of its natural graphite AAM facility in Vidalia, Louisiana, as it continues to execute its strategy of becoming the first vertically integrated producer of natural graphite AAM (advanced anode material) outside of China.