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EV Project on Reunion Island

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The letter of intent signed in Reunion under the patronage of French President Nicolas Sarkozy marks the commitment of the six partners to the VERT project (Electric Vehicle for a Technological Reunion), a principal component of the GERRI program (Grenelle Environment Forum in Reunion – Succeeding in Innovation).

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EU Launches 37M Next-Generation Integrated Biorefinery Project

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To do this, it has put together a project consortium that covers the whole biomass production chain, including researchers, companies in the (bio)chemical industry and European organizations.

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Report: Chinese Export Rule Changes Could Impact EV Battery Production

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Mozambique and Madagascar produce 13 and 8.5 It could even be argued that it further advantages Chinese industries while exacerbating environmental concerns by forcing companies to move countless tons of graphite halfway around the world on container ships. & In terms of graphite production, no other nation comes close.

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