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Piedmont Lithium selects Tennessee for second lithium hydroxide project; 30,000 metric tons per year

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This process eliminates the acid-leaching of spodumene and the production sodium sulfate waste, which will make Tennessee Lithium one of the world’s most sustainable lithium hydroxide operations, according to the company. 2024: Ghana Project—spodumene concentrate; preliminary feasibility study (PFS) Q3 2022.

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LG Chem investing $75M in Piedmont Lithium; 200,000mt spodumene concentrate offtake agreement

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SC6 pricing will be determined by a formula-based mechanism linked to SC6 market prices at the time of each shipment. Piedmont has also agreed to provide LG Chem priority negotiation rights for 10,000 metric tons per year of lithium hydroxide produced by the Company at either of its proposed facilities in Tennessee or North Carolina.

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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

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The services are offered on the Move App, an innovative IT mobility solution which was developed by a local IT start-up company, Awesomity Lab. As such, Volkswagen has significantly expanded its engagement in Africa with the establishment of assembly facilities and marketing activities in Kenya, Rwanda and Nigeria.

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TUM, partners to present electric aCar prototype at IAA; transport for sub-Saharan Africa

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The aCar is designed for passenger and cargo transportation and is also of interest for the European automotive market. However, to make sure the aCar also meets all the demands placed on it on location, they shipped the vehicle to Ghana, where they tested the technology and concept under local conditions in July 2017.

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Exploring Ghana, With Contemporary Art as a Guide

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In late 2022, I was invited to go to Ghana with a friend researching work by the Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, who first made a splash at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015. We were going to Ghana to learn about the context of his work and also to understand the emerging contemporary art scene in the country.

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Aptera’s brand ambassador program is very on character

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Aptera’s online marketing strategy includes a brand ambassador program that is very on character for the brand, to say the least, as it highlights the very specific cross-section of people who are interested in the company. With its brand marketing, the company continues its strange nature.

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GeeRemit App Moves Money and Saves It Too

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Johnson held a number of technical leadership positions in IBM offices around the world during her more than 25 years with the company. In 2018 she launched the fintech company and is currently its only employee. She also has a consulting company, SKJ Visioneering , in Research Triangle Park, N.C. She left IBM in 2014.

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