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Elcora receives manganese production license in Morocco

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This license allows Elcora to mine, extract, process and sell manganese from its 16 km² mining concession in Morocco. The Atlas Fox Deposit had been mined until the mid-1950s (when the French colonial rule in Morocco came to an end), leaving on-site about 40 extracted manganese ore piles and numerous surface veins and pits.

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Elcora options to purchase existing manganese mine in Morocco; additive to Atlas Fox

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Elcora Advanced Materials has signed , through its Ermazon SARL wholly owned subsidiary, a binding agreement with exclusive long-term mining production rights and option to purchase a 16 km² manganese mining concession in Morocco. This manganese deposit had been mined until a few years ago when COVID rules prevented further development.

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Study confirms €1T green hydrogen potential for Africa

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The analysis highlights the benefits of harnessing solar power to create green hydrogen in four African hubs: Mauritania, Morocco, southern Africa and Egypt. This is equivalent to energy costs of US$60 a barrel.

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Elcora delivers first 500-tonne 37%+ manganese order

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Elcora Advanced Materials has successfully delivered its first order for 500 metric tons of 37% + high-quality manganese from Morocco. In March, Elcora began operations on the 16 km² manganese mining concession in Morocco for which it had acquired exclusive rights earlier. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Elcora engages Lab 4 to design and build its Vanadium Pilot Plant

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Elcora Advanced Materials ( earlier post ) has engaged Lab 4 to begin the test work and process design for its Ermazon Vanadium Project in Morocco with the goal of production of vanadium pentoxide. This work will progress in three stages: Initial characterization to prove the physical processing of the vanadinite source materials.

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German minister Wissing starts international e-fuels dialogue

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Our goal is to agree on uniform standards and a legal framework, to reduce the currently high costs and to increase production capacities. Among others, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Japan were represented. A successful market ramp-up of e-fuels requires comprehensive political support—worldwide.

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ZF signs multi-year supply agreement with STMicroelectronics for silicon carbide devices for new inverters

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ST will manufacture the silicon carbide chips at its production fabs in Italy and Singapore with packaging of the chips into STPAK, an ST-developed advanced package, and testing at its back-end facilities in Morocco and China. At the same time, they enable smaller and more cost-effective system designs.

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