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Report: Japan and UK to invest jointly in critical minerals in Africa

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The two countries will also establish a framework for discussing economic security at the ministerial level, with a focus on supply chains. The two countries reportedly aim to cooperate in developing mines and to stabilize the supply of the minerals. Japan and the UK also aim to curb the growing Chinese influence in Africa.

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EV Supply Chains May Be Dirtier Than You Think

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Materials like manganese mined in South Africa can have significant negative impacts on local communities and the people doing the mining. is working to expand its supply chain through legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act and other efforts. As The Washington Pos t points out, the U.S.

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LCA finds EMN high-purity manganese products have lower carbon footprint than incumbent industry

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The purity of Chvaletice’s HPMSM exceeds the published Chinese specification, as impurities in Chvaletice’s HPMSM process are controlled to a tighter level. HPMSM produced in China using ore from South Africa has higher levels of trace elements of fluorine and silicon compared to Chvaletice’s HPMSM.

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China become the sector’s biggest car exporter in Q1 2023, surpassing Japan

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Tesla China, SAIC, Chery, Geely, Stunning Wall Motors, Changan, and BYD are a number of the largest participants to Chinese language car exports. These days, SAIC is the biggest Chinese language car exporter with its MG emblem contributing essentially the most to this stellar efficiency. 37 million automobiles.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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South Africa and India have good iron ore reserves and the potential to produce a large amount of low-cost clean power. The world’s largest iron ore producer, Australia, however, currently produces lower grade ores, and could lose its number one place in the supply chain, if it does not invest in equipment to upgrade its product.

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Celanese sees new TCX ethanol process as key component in future growth; a paradigm shift in ethanol production

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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.).

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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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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