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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 ).

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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Anovion, with its partners, collaborators and stakeholders, will build 35,000 tons per annum of new synthetic graphite anode material capacity for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and critical energy storage applications. Gabriel, Louisiana, $100,000,000. Gabriel, Louisiana. Li 2 O spodumene concentrate.

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

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Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels.com 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. There are currently no DMC nor EMC production facilities in the US. That contributes to extended battery life and increased driving range.

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Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

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At the same time, consumption of graphite electrodes in electric arc furnaces (EAFs) began to rise as the Chinese government took steps to halt production of poor quality induction furnace steel. Chinese exports of scrap steel increased from around 1,000 t in 2016 to 2.2 China remains the center of the graphite industry. Mt in 2017.

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BASF acquires Novolyte Technologies for Li-ion battery electrolytes

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Novolyte is a manufacturer of electrolyte formulations for lithium-ion batteries, as well as specialty chemicals for several key market segments. The acquisition comprises Novolyte’s Energy Storage activities focused on developing, producing and marketing performance electrolyte formulations for lithium-ion batteries.

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KORE will get conditional OK for $850M U.S. mortgage for EV battery plant

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In July 2022, this system made a $102 million mortgage, its first in 11 years, to Syrah Applied sciences to amplify a Louisiana facility that produces graphite-based energetic anodes, a key subject material had to put together lithium ion batteries for EVs.