Congo Financing Industry Supplies 
Teslarati
MAY 16, 2023
16:20 CT – A longtime retail investor asks about Tesla’s plans to secure lithium supply. 16:08 CT – The shareholder now asks if Tesla would be open to extending its vehicle’s financing terms. Elon Musk notes that the banks are the ones that are deciding on its vehicles’ financing.
Teslarati
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Elon highlights that Tesla is limited with the supply chain shortages, and not just chips either. So even if the company produces the Semi and Cybertruck now, there won’t be any volume anyway since the supply chain is strained. Elon also adds that Tesla’s factory safety has improved to about 18% above the industry standard.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
As part of a cross-industry initiative, the BMW Group, BASF SE, Samsung SDI and Samsung Electronics have launched a joint cobalt pilot project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This fully privately financed project seeks to pilot an approach to address challenges in artisanal mining.
Green Car Congress
JULY 4, 2020
For example, two-thirds of all cobalt production happens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). However, for various reasons (including limited infrastructure, financing and a lack of appropriate policies), refining takes place in other countries, mainly Belgium, China, Finland, Norway and Zambia, which reap the economic benefit.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 29, 2022
The country’s government and the mining sector are determined to transform its nickel industry to meet the rising demand for Class 1 nickel, a crucial component for electric vehicle (EV) batteries.). This would bring Indonesia into second place for cobalt mining, after the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
The trading agreement includes the provision of finance by Trafigura to fund the creation of strictly controlled artisanal mining zones, the installation of ore purchasing stations and costs related to the transparent and traceable delivery of cobalt hydroxide to Trafigura on an export cleared basis.
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