Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2021

for the supply of spodumene concentrate (SC6) from the Manono Lithium and Tin Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Yibin Tianyi will require approximately 700,000mt per year of SC6 to satisfy its internal demand after commissioning its planned hydroxide plant expansions.

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OCTOBER 31, 2020

The cross-industry initiative “Cobalt for Development” has started trainings for twelve artisanal mining cooperatives in October in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). —WEF, “Making Mining Safe and Fair: Artisanal cobalt extraction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Roughly 60% of mined cobalt is sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). million, up 2 million from the prior year, according to the International Energy Agency. They estimated supply from scheduled and unscheduled production as well as secondary production to range from 320 to 460 ktonnes.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Tantalex Lithium Resources, a Canada-based exploration and development stage mining company, received and executed a term sheet from Glencore International AG for a marketing offtake agreement for the lithium to be produced from its Manono Lithium Tailings Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In support of this agreement, EGC will establish a Technical Committee through which Trafigura and the international non-profit organisation Pact, among others, will promote responsible sourcing diligence. Today’s announcement is very important for the Congolese artisanal cobalt sector.

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JUNE 23, 2021

Ford is working with its international nonprofit and grantmaking partners to support and promote a pilot program that will empower women working in the copper and cobalt supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). —Sue Slaughter, purchasing material cost and supply chain sustainability director.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

This, coupled with better than expected demand for portable electronics applications, linked to home working, and mobility products such as eBikes, has seen the sentiment for the outlook for cobalt demand from the battery supply chain improve considerably from where it stood at the start of the pandemic in early 2020.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 29, 2023

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday suggested that China uses slave labor in the production of lithium as he discussed Canada’s efforts to ramp up production of the critical metal used in electric vehicle and other batteries. Last year, a U.S.

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AUGUST 6, 2018

The transactional flow of Mintrax is based on COBC’s operational experience trading certified-conflict-free metals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and work with due-diligence program design firm BetterChain, as well as DLT’s deep-bench supply chain and logistics experience with IBM’s Hyperledger Fabric blockchain.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2020

SMP Refinery has annual refined production capacity of 25,000 metric tonnes of nickel and 2,000 metric tonnes of cobalt and is currently on care and maintenance. Jervois intends for the SMP acquisition to transform it into a vertically integrated producer when the Idaho Cobalt Operations (ICO) commences commercial production.

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MAY 28, 2021

In the report, Tesla outlined its processes for securing minerals used in its products, ensuring they are obtained in humane ways that do not involve any child labor, human trafficking, or slavery. Furthermore, Tesla also has internal guidelines for itself that it commits to. The Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Cobalt is one of the key components in production of electrified vehicles and is used in significant quantities in high-voltage batteries for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. Investigations led by Amnesty International in 2016 highlighted linkage of cobalt production in the DRC to child labor.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

To answer these questions, we collaborated with Envirostrat to investigate some of the most common questions and concerns about the environmental impact that increased EV uptake will have on NZ, and in particular, how they really compare to ICEVs (internal combustion engine vehicles). Here’s what we discovered. WHAT EV MYTHS HAVE WE COVERED?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

Glencore International pled guilty in the Southern District of New York to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). For example, in Nigeria, Glencore and Glencore’s UK subsidiaries entered into multiple agreements to purchase crude oil and refined petroleum products from Nigeria’s state-owned and state-controlled oil company.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 18, 2023

Bureau Veritas has partnered with digital platform provider OPTEL to create a traceability and sustainability assessment solution called V-Trace, which companies and government regulators can use to follow products through their supply chains, from extraction of the raw materials to final assembly.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

To answer these questions, we collaborated with Envirostrat to investigate some of the most common questions and concerns about the environmental impact that increased EV uptake will have on NZ, and in particular, how they really compare to ICEVs (internal combustion engine vehicles). Here’s what we discovered. WHAT EV MYTHS HAVE WE COVERED?

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 6, 2021

First, it should be noted that while internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles produce 17.2% km, 49% lower than the CO2 production of a comparable gasoline car. Production causes more emissions than combustion engine models, an EV beginning life with a heavy "emissions debt.” km over their lifetime.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 6, 2021

First, it should be noted that while internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles produce 17.2% km, 49% lower than the CO2 production of a comparable gasoline car. Production causes more emissions than combustion engine models, an EV beginning life with a heavy "emissions debt.” km over their lifetime.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

For EVs, much of the environmental burden centers on the production of batteries, the most energy- and resource-intensive component of the vehicle. Each stage in production matters—mining, refining, and producing the raw materials, manufacturing the components, and finally assembling them into cells and battery packs. AFP/Getty Images.

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JUNE 6, 2023

Global Component Suppliers The production of electric vehicles relies on a vast network of global component suppliers. CATL is known for its innovative battery technologies and has been actively expanding its production capacity. Bosch’s diverse range of products supports the electrification of vehicles across different segments.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2019

The group, which includes participants at each major stage of the supply chain from mine to end-user, will begin with a pilot focused on cobalt and explore the creation of an open, industrywide blockchain platform that could ultimately be used to trace and validate a range of minerals used in consumer products.

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