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ZF opens first zero-emission factory in Klasterec, Czech Republic – ET Auto

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At the production site for power electronics in Klasterec in the Czech Republic, ZF is opening its first zero- emission factory after a renovation period of just under a year and a half. Customers include international car manufacturers, the company said in a media release.

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A123 Systems opening new manufacturing facility in Czech Republic; support for increasing volume of 12V and 48V Li-ion systems

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Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems is expanding its operations in Europe by opening a new manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic city of Ostrava. With the assistance of CzechInvest, A123 will open the manufacturing plant in Ostrava and expects to begin production in the second half of 2016.

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Nano One & Euro Manganese to co-develop applications for high-purity manganese in lithium-ion battery cathode materials

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Nano One is a clean technology company with patented processes for the low-cost, low-environmental footprint production of high-performance cathode materials used in lithium-ion batteries, and Euro Manganese is a battery raw materials company developing a significant manganese deposit in the Czech Republic. Euro Manganese Inc.

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Euro Manganese produces HPEMM from Chvaletice demonstration plant

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Euro Manganese has produced high-purity electrolytic manganese metal (HPEMM) from its demonstration plant at the Chvaletice Project in the Czech Republic. Earlier post.) An external laboratory has confirmed the first HPEMM sent for testing has met the target specifications and was at 99.9% Mn metal purity.

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Teijin completes acquisition of Czech composite and component supplier Benet Automotive

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Benet), a leading automotive composite and component supplier in the Czech Republic, from Jet Investment. Teijin Limited completed the acquisition of Benet Automotive s.r.o. Teijin is targeting automotive composite business sales of approximately €1.7 billion (US$2 billion) by 2030.

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Hyundai Motor targeting 7% of global EV market by 2030; 1.87M BEVs

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Optimizing EV manufacturing capacity. Hyundai Motor aims to establish a high efficiency manufacturing process for BEV production to accelerate its transition into electrification. This modular motor system can secure competitiveness in terms of cost and weight as well as motor efficiency. New IMA architecture.

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Teijin joins AZL Partner Network for Lightweight Production Technology

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The network is launching one of their many joint projects today—an eight-month project to develop and manufacture multi-material battery enclosures for electric vehicles. of Czech Republic. A component concept will be elaborated in detail. © AZL Aachen GmbH.