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Euro Manganese to begin assembly of demo plant in Czech Republic; production targeted for December

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Canada-based battery materials company Euro Manganese (EMN) reported that the first shipment of the components of its demonstration plant to be sited in Chvaletice, Czech Republic is underway from China, where the components of the plant are being assembled.

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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.

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LCA finds EMN high-purity manganese products have lower carbon footprint than incumbent industry

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Highlights of the results include: The GWP of HPEMM produced at Chvaletice, using 100% renewable power, is 64% lower than the estimated GWP of HPEMM produced by the incumbent industry. Data analyzed was from public sources for different operational manganese plants in the country.

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Czech government, ?EZ sign MOU on $2.4B, 40GWh gigafactory; ?EZ lithium mine project progressing

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The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) and majority state-owned energy group ?EZ billion) in the project, with an annual production capacity of 40 GWh. The automotive industry is the cornerstone of the Czech economy and its share in our GDP is almost 10 percent. The Ministry of Industry and Trade and ?EZ

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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. The opening of the new facility is the result of a substantial surge in European market demand for low-voltage automotive products, a strategic focus of A123.

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Teijin joins AZL Partner Network for Lightweight Production Technology

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Teijin has joined the AZL Partner Network for Lightweight Production Technology , a cross-industry network for joint business development and technology development organized by service and engineering provider AZL Aachen GmbH and involving nine institutes and some 80 companies in the field of lightweight production.

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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. High-purity manganese sulphate (HPMSM) is now under production in the final module and will be sent for external laboratory testing in due course. Earlier post.)