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Albemarle signs exclusivity agreement with Mineral Resources for 50/50 lithium JV in W. Australia; $1.15B deal

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The proposed JV, which remains subject to negotiation of definitive documents, would combine Albemarle’s lithium production and marketing expertise with Mineral Resources Limited’s (MRL) leading regional presence and mining capabilities.

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Automotive industry develops new guidance for measuring recycled content of automotive products

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The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) have published a new guidance document, “ Measuring Recycled Content of Automotive Products.”.

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US DFC approves $150M conditional loan commitment for Balama graphite mine in Mozambique

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The US Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC’s) Board of Directors approved the provision of up to $150 million in financing to Twigg Exploration and Mining—a wholly-owned subsidiary of Australia-based Syrah Resources Limited—to fund investments in the company’s graphite mining and processing operation in Balama, Mozambique.

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Tesla Giga Berlin expansion objections rejected by Environmental Agency

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Ganschow referred to Tesla’s application documents, which were partially blacked out. The partially redacted documents served as a basis for the hearing. The documents discussed Giga Berlin’s annual production capacity for electric vehicles and battery cells. Tesla has since updated the documents due to its expansion plans.

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Li-Cycle receives conditional commitment for $375M loan from DOE ATVM program

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The conditional commitment follows DOE technical, market, financial and legal due diligence and marks another significant milestone endorsing Li-Cycle’s development of the first commercial hydrometallurgical resource recovery facility in North America, located near Rochester, New York. Li-Cycle Holdings Corp.

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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The complaint cited a cooperating witness (CW1)—an Audi employee who works in Audi’s Diesel Engine Development Department—as well as contemporaneous documentation in the Statement of Probable Cause. According to CW1, and as corroborated by contemporaneous documentation, the proposed Audi 3.0

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VW committed to sell 2 new electric cars in California by Dec 2019: what are they?

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But among the thousands of pages of legal documents to settle dozens of civil and criminal charges in. Tens of thousands of bought-back TDI diesel vehicles still sit in fields awaiting modification and resale, or some other disposition.

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