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OCSiAl launching a graphene nanotube synthesis facility in Serbia in 1H 2023

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JUNE 15, 2022

OCSiAl, the world’s largest manufacturer of graphene nanotubes ( earlier post ), is launching a graphene nanotube synthesis facility near Belgrade, Serbia, in the first half of 2023. The graphene nanotube synthesis facility in Serbia will leverage OCSiAl’s unique production technology.

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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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MARCH 7, 2023

Tesla in Berlin, Northvolt in northern Germany and Italvolt near Turin are among the projects that stand to lose the greatest volumes of their slated capacity as the companies weigh up investing in the US instead. Battery investment in the US and China continued to grow, and European companies have already signalled expansion in America.

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Rio Tinto invests in InoBat

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Rio Tinto is supporting the development of a battery ecosystem in Europe with an investment in Inobat Auto (InoBat), a Europe-based battery technology and manufacturing company. InoBat is actively pursuing plans to build a number of gigafactories, including one in Serbia. Rio Tinto’s $2.4-billion

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GAZ Group presents CNG LIAZ bus in Serbia

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Russia’s GAZ Group presented a low-floor city bus LiAZ-5292 running on compressed natural gas (CNG) to the Serbian passenger transport representatives of the Belgrade administration and certification authorities in Serbia. The LIAZ-5256 is the leader on the Russian large bus market.

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Rio Tinto and InoBat partner to explore full life-cycle lithium battery initiative

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MAY 26, 2021

Rio Tinto and InoBat, a European battery technology and manufacturing company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to accelerate the establishment of a “cradle-to-cradle” battery manufacturing and recycling value chain in Serbia.

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Rio Tinto starts demonstration plant in Québec for new spodumene concentration process

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

We are seeing strong interest in the market for a North American supply of spodumene concentrate to support production of lithium batteries. Rio Tinto also recovers battery-grade lithium from waste material using a process at its Boron operations in California and owns the Jadar lithium-borate project in Serbia.

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GlobalData: Global lithium production to triple over the next four years

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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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Audi partner TTTech acquires 35% of RT-RK; automotive electronics

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MAY 8, 2015

one of the leading IT engineering companies for real-time embedded systems in Central and Eastern Europe. TTTech is investing in RT-RK to acquire 35% of the company’s share capital. RT-RK, headquartered in Novi Sad, Serbia, is a global powerhouse serving customers in Silicon Valley and EMEA.

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Fiat unveils 5 new boxy ‘Panda-inspired’ concept cars

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The first new model will be revealed in July, with the company planning to launch a new vehicle every year until 2027. The new Panda BEV version will be produced at a plant in Kragujevac, Serbia, where Stellantis made a €190 million ($200 million) deal to get its EV production up and running.

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Rio Tinto commits $2.4B for Jadar lithium project; planning 58,000 tons/year lithium carbonate by 2029

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JULY 28, 2021

billion to the Jadar lithium-borates project in Serbia, one of the world’s largest greenfield lithium projects. The project remains subject to receiving all relevant approvals, permits and licences and ongoing engagement with local communities, the Government of Serbia and civil society. Rio Tinto has committed $2.4 Earlier post.)

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TTTech Auto establishes Car.OS unit and expands company structure

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Part of the overall growth story are the acquisitions of RT-RK Automotive in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia–Herzegovina, Silicon Gears in Spain and Red Pine Software in Turkey. TTTech Auto increased the number of its workforce by about 40% within 10 months to about 1,200 employees in September 2020.

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U.S. vs. China Rivalry Boosts Tech—and Tensions

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DECEMBER 28, 2021

consumer market fed China’s export engine, itself outfitted with U.S. What’s less well-known is how a handful of technology companies transferred the know-how and trained the experts now giving the United States a run for its money in AI. In 1992, Gates led Microsoft into China ’s fledgling software market. A handful of U.S.

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Ipsos study finds US among most skeptical of Autonomous Vehicles

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APRIL 2, 2018

Although there is widespread interest in autonomous vehicles (AVs), the US—one of the largest auto markets in the world—expresses higher levels of resistance than most nations, according to a new study by Ipsos, a leading global market research firm. Data is weighted to match the profile of the population.

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OCSiAl launching a graphene nanotube synthesis facility in Serbia in 1H 2023

T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

Rio Tinto invests in InoBat

GAZ Group presents CNG LIAZ bus in Serbia

Rio Tinto and InoBat partner to explore full life-cycle lithium battery initiative

Rio Tinto starts demonstration plant in Québec for new spodumene concentration process

GlobalData: Global lithium production to triple over the next four years

Audi partner TTTech acquires 35% of RT-RK; automotive electronics

Fiat unveils 5 new boxy ‘Panda-inspired’ concept cars

Rio Tinto commits $2.4B for Jadar lithium project; planning 58,000 tons/year lithium carbonate by 2029

TTTech Auto establishes Car.OS unit and expands company structure

U.S. vs. China Rivalry Boosts Tech—and Tensions

Ipsos study finds US among most skeptical of Autonomous Vehicles

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