Green Car Congress
JULY 13, 2023
Source: Geopolitics of the Energy Transition: Critical Materials While the dependency and supply dynamics fundamentally differ from fossil fuels, mining and processing of critical materials is geographically concentrated, with a few countries and few major companies playing a dominant role.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 18, 2020
Both BMW Group and BASF SE are already working successfully together with other partners in the “Cobalt for Development” project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This rating is designed to provide companies with better guidance on sustainable lithium extraction in Latin America. BASF SE is contributing to finance the study.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
Respect and protection of human rights and of the environment, all the way from the mine to the finished product, are decisive in this respect, the company said. The standard is in the early stage of adoption by the industry, a process Daimler seeks to accelerate. The supply chains will in the future also be regularly monitored.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 11, 2023
defective or substandard battery cells, faulty or damaged components, excess material trimmings, or any other byproducts that do not meet the required quality standards for the final product. The lower prices will put increasing pressure on the margins of recycling companies, which are selling material into a falling lithium market.
Green Car Congress
MAY 21, 2021
Major metals and mining companies CMOC, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) and Glencore, in collaboration with battery material supplier Umicore, are piloting Re|Source , a solution to trace responsibly produced cobalt from the mine to the electric car. A global EV pioneer and one of the world’s leading battery makers are also part of the pilot.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 27, 2017
The challenge facing companies that work with cobalt as a raw material is that risks related to environmental standards and human rights cannot be completely eliminated in cobalt mining. The study is specifically evaluating whether local model projects could be implemented with the potential for scalability at a later date.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expected to be the source for approximately 69% of mined cobalt in 2020—i.e., a significant quantity of the world’s supply originates from areas ranking poorly in terms of corruption and working conditions, notes critical materials supply chain intelligence company Roskill.
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