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Benchmark launches Li-ion Battery Raw Material Price Index

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NCM Mid-Nickel (5, 6, and 7 series blends, e.g., NCM 523, NCM 622). LFP (lithium iron phosphate). The index is designed to be used directly by industry participants who wish to follow the relative changes of key raw material input costs of lithium-ion batteries. Lithium hydroxide (CIF Asia). NCM HIGH-NICKEL.

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POSCO Chemical, GM in large-scale CAM supply agreement to support EV growth

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CAM is a key battery material consisting of components like processed nickel, lithium and other materials representing about 40% of the cost of a battery cell. POSCO Chemical and General Motors Co.

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Government of Canada, Québec invest in GM-POSCO CAM plant in Québec

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CAM are key battery materials that consist of components such as processed nickel, lithium and other materials that make up about 40% of the cost of a battery. The federal government is investing through the Strategic Innovation Fund’s Net Zero Accelerator initiative to support GM-POSCO’s more than $600-million project.

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LG Chem & General Motors Reach Agreement For Long-Term Supply Of Cathode Active Material To Support EV Growth

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CAM is a significant battery component made up of processed nickel, lithium, and other substances that account for around 40% of the cost of a battery […]. GM and LG Chem recently announced a binding agreement for the supply of Cathode Active Material (CAM).

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GM signs major Li-ion supply chain agreements: CAM with LG Chem and lithium hydroxide with Livent

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CAM is a key battery material consisting of components such as processed nickel, lithium and other materials representing about 40% of the cost of a battery cell. —Jeff Morrison, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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GM and POSCO Chemical to process cathode active material at new $400M joint venture plant in Québec

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The Québec site will process CAM, a key battery material consisting of components such as processed nickel, lithium and other materials representing about 40% of the cost of a battery cell. —Doug Parks, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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GM commits $400M to new Canadian battery materials plant for Ultium platform

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GM said in a press release that the cathode material being produced at the plant is a “key battery material consisting of components like processed nickel, lithium and other materials representing about 40% of the cost of a battery cell.”

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