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SK On, EcoPro Materials and GEM to build battery precursor plant in South Korea

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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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Why New Production Sources of Tungsten Are Critical for Increased Global Supply

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in the April report for the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Index. As manufacturers set to ramp product back up to produce everything from automobiles, airplanes and construction tools, they will begin to return to normal production cycles. for production and manufacturing, and tungsten is among them.

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SK IE Technology to supply separators for EV batteries to Sunwoda

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SK IE Technology (SKIET) signed an MOU with Sunwoda , the 9 th largest battery manufacturer in terms of global market share (according to SNE Research in 2022), to strengthen cooperation in supplying battery separators. SKIET plans to supply separators produced at its Changzhou factory in China to Sunwoda.

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CATL seen constructing new battery production facility in China

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CATL is continuing to expand battery production in China as it looks to maintain its grip on the battery cell market. But as competitors look to establish new production in the U.S., Europe, and South Korea, CATL has doubled down on its home market of China. Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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Rystad Energy: Synthetic graphite key to meeting battery demand surge, despite ESG concerns

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Natural graphite has superior Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credentials as its production does not require heavy graphitization—converting synthetic-graphite raw materials into battery-grade materials—which uses vast amounts of energy and increases production costs and emissions. million tonnes last year.

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Pilbara Minerals and China’s Ganfeng agree to study for lithium chemical plant – ET Auto

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Pilbara Minerals already has a joint stake with South Korea’s POSCO in a lithium hydroxide plant and a tie-up with Calix Limited for the construction of a midstream lithium chemicals demonstration plant in Western Australia. Pilbara Minerals is expanding production to 1 million tonnes of spodumene a year.

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South Korean EV battery makers flock to U.S. after Inflation Reduction Act

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Battery suppliers from South Korea are moving production to the U.S. to compete with Chinese rivals. According to a report from Korea IT News , as part of the Inflation Reduction Act’s passage requiring U.S.-made and South Korea to challenge the market leader. production facility.