Baua Electric

MAY 21, 2024

Huayou has said it would explore production of battery-grade lithium in Zimbabwe “only when the construction and economic conditions are right” Four lithium mining companies have tabled plans to produce battery-grade lithium in Zimbabwe, a government official said on Monday.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2023

In graphite—unlike in cobalt and lithium—non-Chinese companies are the dominant investors on the continent. Namibia recently banned exports of non-beneficiated ores of critical minerals including lithium following in the footsteps of Zimbabwe, which passed similar legislation in December last year.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

European cell manufacturers currently rely heavily on China for battery precursors. While there are notable leading electric-vehicle and cell manufacturers today, the sheer scale of growth expected in the coming decades means that there is inherent uncertainty over which companies and countries may come to dominate this new value chain.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2018

High growth in demand for lithium batteries is spurring three-fold growth in mine production of lithium over the next four years, with 86kt of new lithium metal capacity coming on stream, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. After moderate growth in lithium supply between 2010 and 2017 of 6.4%

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 19, 2009

By which GM’s head Putz means more money from you and me for a car company that will soon be going bankrupt and stiffing everyone they owe. How about if we give it to you in those big denomination Zimbabwe dollars? Now that’s funny! Really Bob? Even MORE money for GM? Maybe some Washington Mutual stock instead?

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