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EIB and Umicore conclude €125M loan for EV battery materials production in Poland

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €125-million loan with Umicore, the Belgian-based global materials technology and recycling group, to finance part of the greenfield production facility for cathode materials in Poland. ska, EIB Vice-President overseeing operations in Poland. —Teresa Czerwi?ska,

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ERMA supporting Mkango in development of rare earth separation plant in Poland

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The European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) will support Canadian mineral exploration and development company Mkango Resources Ltd.with securing financing for the development of a rare earth separation plant to be located in Pu?awy, awy, Poland.

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Poland NCBJ report concludes small modular reactors unlikely to play key role as basic electricity source in Poland

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drowych, NCBJ) concludes that while small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power plants (NPPs) might become important for Polish power industry, it is very unlikely that they will ever play a key role as basic electricity source in Poland. SMRs might appear in a rather long term perspective, not before 2030. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Solaris completes delivery of 20 more electric buses for MPK Kraków

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Solaris has fulfilled another contract for the delivery of electric buses to MPK Kraków, Poland, comprising 20 units of the Urbino electric, including 13 twelve-meter vehicles, and 7 articulated vehicles. The investment is co-financed by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.

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Vulcan Energy signs binding offtake agreement with LG Energy for lithium hydroxide

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LGES is the second largest battery maker in the world with over 20% market share1 and supplies its products to leading global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). LGES is currently manufacturing lithium-ion batteries in Poland, US, China, and South Korea, and is looking at expanding its production capacity.

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Solaris Bus in Polish second-life battery consortium

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The project is being co-financed by the National Center for Research and Development (NCBiR) in Poland. Since then, the manufacturer has sold more than 1,000 e-buses to several dozen towns and cities across 18 countries. A consortium comprising Solaris Bus & Coach, Impact Clean Power Technology S.A.

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Leclanch? announces strategic reorganization; partnership with Eneris Group

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Eneris Group will make direct investments in Leclanché totaling up to CHF 95 million (US$99 million) in two manufacturing JVs and a Technology License Agreement.

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