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Samsung SDI considers building battery factory near Rivian in Normal, IL

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Samsung SDI has narrowed down the locations for its potential battery manufacturing plant in the United States. plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner. Within that 50-mile radius is 750,000 workers, and 10% of those, or 75,000, are manufacturing. We’re competing for a major Samsung battery facility,” U.S.

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Rivian launches jobs in Germany, Netherlands ahead of European expansion

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Rivian has posted five new job opportunities in Europe, four in the Netherlands, and one in Germany, hinting toward an expansion of its electric vehicle business to a new continent as the first deliveries of its R1T pickup are set to begin next month. ” Rivian Automotive’s Normal, IL factory. Photo: Rivian). or the U.K.,

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation

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Recycling rare earth materials is vital to the cost-competitiveness of magnet manufacturing. What’s more, the company is developing a facility in Fort Worth, Texas where it plans to manufacture alloys and magnets from Mountain Pass materials. How many companies are providing rare earths from within the US or Europe?

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Wallbox enters first phase of build-out for US EV charger plant; 500k units/year by 2025

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Wallbox, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions worldwide, has begun construction at its Arlington, Texas manufacturing facility, the company’s first US-based EV charger manufacturing facility. Between all facilities, Wallbox is expected to have a global production capacity of more than 1.1

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation – Charged EVs

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Recycling rare earth materials is vital to the cost-competitiveness of magnet manufacturing. What’s more, the company is developing a facility in Fort Worth, Texas where it plans to manufacture alloys and magnets from Mountain Pass materials. How many companies are providing rare earths from within the US or Europe?