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Lotte Chemical to invest $2.3B through 2028 to boost production of copper foil for EV batteries

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Lotte Energy Materials President Kim Yeon-seop announced the business strategy at a news conference in Seoul, during which he said that demand for copper foil will increase to 2.2 Lotte Energy Materials is a major copper foil producer and has long-term supply contracts with global battery companies both in Korea and abroad.

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GECF: more than a quarter of 2050 natural gas supply untapped

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Senturin made his remarks during the 25 th Oil & Gas of Turkmenistan Conference. According to Sentyurin, around 80% of the natural gas production by mid-century will stem from new projects, highlighting the importance of continued investment in upstream. —Secretary General Sentyurin.

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ExxonMobil projects natural gas will overtake coal as second most widely used source of energy by 2025

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This historic shift of global energy markets toward increased use of natural gas will create new opportunities for economic growth and environmental progress, said Rex W. Tillerson, chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobil Corporation in a speech at the 25 th World Gas Conference in Malaysia. —Rex Tillerson.

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

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The Tenth Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 kicked off in Gandhinagar today. Over 50 Global CEOs including senior officials from the semiconductor, aerospace, and defence sectors, have confirmed their participation in the summit. The event is scheduled to be held from January 10 to 12, 2024 and the theme is Gateway to the Future.

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Semiconductor shortages halt BMW and Daimler production lines

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The global semiconductor shortage is halting production lines of both BMW and Daimler’s facilities in Germany. Daimler CEO Ola Källenius said that the shortage “is a fixable problem,” he said on a conference call with analysts and investors on Wednesday, according to Reuters. million) it lost during Q2 2020.

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IEEE Humanitarian Program Sees Record Growth

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events last year, including the Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs and the Global Sustainable Technology and Innovation Community Conference. MANY FIRSTS The committee held its first Global Summit in November. COLLABORATIONS The committee participated in several U.N.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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7 billion In 2021, global sales of thumb drives from all manufacturers surpassed $7 billion, a number that is expected to rise to more than $10 billion by 2028. Somewhat less credibly, inventors in Malaysia and China have also claimed to be the first to come up with the thumb drive. But Trek 2000 hardly became a household name.

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