Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2023

SK On will partner with Korea’s largest cathode material company EcoPro, and Chinese battery materials producer GEM to build a battery core material production facility in Saemangeum, South Korea. SK On has been actively building various cooperative relationships to strengthen the raw material supply chain.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2022

As such, Benchmark will now move from bi-monthly to weekly publication of its Chinese lithium prices. In 2021, a third of global refined nickel supply came from Indonesia and this is forecast to 50% in 2025. Benchmark now publishes weekly prices for: Lithium Carbonate, EXW China, ?99.5% Li 2 O 3 (Battery grade).

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Teslarati

MARCH 30, 2023

Ford has announced that it has partnered with two other entities to construct a nickel processing facility in Indonesia. billion nickel processing facility, which will be constructed in Indonesia. The post Ford secures nickel supplies with $4.5 Today, Ford has done just that by signing onto a $4.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

Geopolitical issues such as the Russia-Ukraine situation disturb the fine balance of battery metal supply chains. China already has a strong position in the battery metal supply chain, and buying Russian nickel on the cheap as a result of sanctions would further strengthen its globally competitive position.

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Teslarati

MAY 9, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reportedly set to meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo as early as this week to discuss electric vehicle supply chain development in the Southeast Asian country. Tesla representatives traveled to Indonesia last week to discuss nickel production at a hub in the country, according to a report from Reuters.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

per year over the course of the forecast period, due to rising output in China and Indonesia. Supply growth to come mainly from China and from Indonesia. Since 2014, supply growth has lagged demand growth, as weak nickel prices have dissuaded investment in new capacity and led to some capacity closures.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The company says that the plan aims to fill the gap in North America’s EV battery supply chain, which is packed with plenty of raw materials like nickel, copper, and lithium , but lacks the infrastructure to process and refine them. Nickel has always been seen as a strategic metal,” said Selby.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2018

A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

LG Energy Solution (LGES) signed a battery supply agreement with Chinese supplier Changzhou Liyuan New Energy Technology. Under the supply agreement, Changzhou Liyuan will provide LGES with approximately 160,000 tons of cathode materials. LGES started producing LFP batteries of EES in Chinese at the end of 2023.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The Model V will face some tough competition for the electric ute dollar, with the North American majors already weighing in and Chinese brands following suit. It is also working with partners to build assembly plants in Thailand, India and Indonesia. The Foxconn Foxtron Model C crossover is to become the Luxgen n7.

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Plug In India

JANUARY 5, 2022

Throw in Chinese electric car companies like BYD, MG Motors, Great Wall and others, and Hyundai India has some serious competition. billion electric vehicle battery plant in Indonesia. But we have to understand that Indonesia has a rich natural supply of nickel. So will Hyundai lose their India market share by 2030?

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 25, 2023

That includes the launch of the EM1e, an electric scooter with a swappable battery, in Indonesia, Europe, and Japan before the end of this year. Overall, the company is aiming for 10 new EVs in the Chinese market by 2027, with 100 percent electrification by 2035. The ultimate goal is electric motorcycle sales of 3.5

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

Synergies with the acetyl business include shared customers, raw materials and the supply chain. a Chinese synthesis gas supplier, for the production of certain feedstocks used in the TCX process. In January, Celanese signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Wison (China) Holding Co., Earlier post.). Source: Celanese.

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Baua Electric

JULY 20, 2023

Certainly one of our readers despatched me an e-mail asking how it’s imaginable that some 2-year-old Chinese language firms have already got 3 unutilized EVs at the street (Zeekr) or {that a} unutilized maker can create 7 unutilized fashions and seven facelifts in 5 years (Nio). million vehicles by way of 2025, and many others.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

February also saw the publication of a Los Angeles Times interview with US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu ( earlier post ), in which he voiced concern that the effects of climate change could decimate California’s agriculture as well as its urban water supplies. ºC in 2020, and 2.3 ºC in 2050, as compared to 2000 temperatures.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 4, 2024

The federal law further discourages the use of materials from Chinese companies or China. Efforts by the Biden administration to establish FTA-like agreements with other key players, including nickel giant Indonesia and Argentina, are underway.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2022

Supply also returned to growth in 2021, with mine supply rising 12% y/y to 160 kt, after falling in 2020. kt in 2021, 12% of the DRC’s total supply. kt in 2021, 12% of the DRC’s total supply. Primary refined supply increased 14% y/y to 144 kt. Due to relative market weakness, European prices averaged $2.5

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 16, 2022

Current trends indicate that the industry will be able to work its way through the battery supply chain issues within a couple of years. OEMs and startups are also working diligently to develop a circular battery supply chain that prioritizes recycling and sustainability. Will the raw materials shortage put the brakes on that trend?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

China continues to dominate BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) global lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking, for the third time in a row, for both 2022 and its projection for 2027, due to continued support for the electric vehicle demand and raw materials investments. —Allan Ray Restauro, metals and mining analyst at BNEF and lead author.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

In the period up to 2030, the energy supply infrastructure worldwide will require a total investment of US$26 trillion, with about half of that in developing countries. The Chinese can promise to do this because they’re modernizing their economy. However, large ethanol plants face greater supply risk than smaller plants.

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