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Iveco Group acquires full control of Nikola Iveco Europe

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Iveco Group N.V. Iveco Group N.V. Iveco Group is licensed to access freely and continue developing vehicle control software for the jointly developed battery-electric (BEV) and fuel-cell-electric (FCEV) trucks.

Europe 395
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Groupe Renault working on ~20 blockchain projects

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Groupe Renault has identified some 20 projects to deploy blockchain technology. For Groupe Renault, blockchain has to be used as a collaborative, multi-company digital tool within the automotive sector, thereby becoming a source of increased productivity and collective intelligence. Some of these will be deployed soon.

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Air Liquide, Groupe PSA, Schneider Electric, Valeo to produce respirators in response to the French government request

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Faced with the compelling need for more respirators, the French government asked a group of French industrial companies led by Air Liquide to study the possibility of increasing the production of respirators so as to provide 10,000 respirators in 50 days, between the beginning of April and mid-May.

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Iveco Group introduces new pay-per-use business for electric trucks and vans

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Iveco Group has created a new entity: GATE (Green & Advanced Transport Ecosystem), a long-term, all-inclusive rental model for electric trucks and vans, which will support the industry’s energy transition. Iveco Group comprises eight unique brands.

Italy 199
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Chinese steel group Tsingshan investing $375M to build lithium plant in Argentina with Eramet

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interest, and will retain operational management responsibility; its partner Tsingshan is financing the plant construction in exchange for 49.9% For this project with high value creation potential, our partner Tsingshan will provide its industrial expertise and financing capabilities needed for the construction of the plant.

Argentina 335
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Group14 closes $18M in financing to scale-up silicon-carbon composite anode material

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Group14 Technologies announced $18 million in new financing from Amperex Technologies Limited (ATL), Showa Denko (SDK), Cabot Corporation, BASF Venture Capital, and OVP Venture Partners. Group 14 also includes germanium, tin, and lead. —Rick Luebbe, Co-Founder and CEO, Group14 Technologies.

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Finnish Minerals Group & FREYR Battery collaborate to develop LFP cathode materials plant in Finland

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Finnish Minerals Group, a mining and battery industry development and investment company, and FREYR Battery will cooperate to assess the feasibility of establishing an LFP cathode material plant in the city of Vaasa. The aim of Finnish Minerals Group is that during 2023, decisions will be made on initiating the next assessment phase.

Finland 186