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Sibanye-Stillwater increases its shareholding in Keliber to 84.96%

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South Africa-based mining and metals group Sibanye Stillwater has increased its effective shareholding in Keliber Oy to 84.96%. The Keliber project is an advanced lithium hydroxide project located in the Kaustinen region of Finland which intends to produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide utilizing its own ore. Earlier post.)

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Veolia launches largest project to produce bio-methanol from pulp mill waste

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Veolia has been a major supplier to the pulp and paper industry since the 1960s for HPD black liquor evaporation systems. Since then, Veolia has more than 450 installations worldwide for mills in Brazil, Indonesia, China, Japan, Australia, South Africa and several European countries.

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Vanadium Recovery Project targeting significant increase in vanadium production in Europe with low emissions

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Currently, approximately 75% of global vanadium supply is sourced from China, South Africa, and Russia. We see a lot of parallels on where the vanadium industry is now versus where the lithium industry was 10 years ago. We believe that in the next 10 years vanadium will be the ‘new lithium’.

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Sibanye-Stillwater to achieve majority shareholding in Keliber; seeks to increase shareholding further to 80%

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South Africa-based mining and metals group Sibanye-Stillwater acquired an initial 30.29% shareholding in Keliber Oy as announced on 23 February 2021, by way of a phased equity investment. Keliber’s location in Finland enables efficient transport of lithium hydroxide to European customers. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Electric vehicles have become a strategic focus of the automotive industry during recent years, but the technology is still nascent in the global marketplace.

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China’s battery supply chain tops BNEF ranking for third consecutive time; Canada close 2nd, US drops to 3rd

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Published at the BNEF Summit Bali , the ranking sees Canada rise to the second spot this year, which reflects its large raw material resources and mining activity, as well as its good positioning in environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) and infrastructure, innovation, and industry.

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