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Documenting the EV battery material supply chain: Traceability challenges, Part One

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OPTEL uses globally-recognized standards to facilitate the sharing of data with partners and government regulators. The term refers to a process for documenting the source of a product, along with all the links in the supply chain, and it has long been important in various industries. Q&A with OPTEL’s Ken Fallu.

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Tesla works with global shipping company to digitize data and “stabilize logistics networks”

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Last week, Elon Musk hinted at issues with the global supply chain for raw materials. Company executives have had to make some tough calls while the global supply chain recovers from the pandemic. The system enabled employees to receive documents and other materials without touching them. The company reported a net profit of $1.55

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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

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Their study appears in Global Change Biology. Using existing models on wild pig numbers and locations, the team simulated 10,000 maps of potential global wild pig density. The researchers then simulated the global carbon emissions from wild pig soil damage based on previous research in the Americas, Europe, and China.

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Mercedes-Benz blockchain pilot project provides transparency on CO2 emissions in cobalt supply chain

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Together with start-up Circulor , Mercedes-Benz is conducting a pilot project for transparency on CO 2 emissions in the cobalt supply chain as part of STARTUP AUTOBAHN. In addition, the data network documents whether the Daimler sustainability standards are passed on throughout the entire supply chain. Blockchain in the supply chain.

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Tesla trims 10% of workforce: read the email it sent to impacted employees

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The email also says that affected workers will be receiving information about severance, benefits continuation and other separation documents within 48 hours. As part of this effort, we have done a thorough review of the organization and made the difficult decision to reduce our headcount globally.

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DOE launching $5M lithium-battery workforce initiative

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As part of a $5-million investment, DOE will support up to five pilot training programs in energy and automotive communities and advance workforce partnerships between industry and labor for the domestic lithium battery supply chain.

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BMZ and Continental are making a rubber supply chain digitally traceable for the first time

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The creation of sustainable and traceable supply chains is an integral part of our comprehensive sustainability strategy at Continental. Our goal is to gradually expand electronic traceability within our natural rubber supply chains, thereby contributing to the global improvement of sustainability in the natural rubber sector.

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