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DECEMBER 20, 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater’s subsidiary Keliber has selected Metso Outotec to provide its sustainable soda pressure leaching technology for Keliber’s lithium hydroxide refinery, which will be built in Kokkola, Finland. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JULY 15, 2023

In April, the company started operating a hydrometallurgical facility in Harjavalta, Finland that is today Europe’s largest closed-loop recycling facility. The central-European growth plans will help to meet battery manufacturers’ rising demand for recycled battery materials. Fortum Battery Recycling is part of the Fortum portfolio.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Neste’s and Scania’s joint ambition is that the solution could in the future serve all fleet manufacturers and all types of renewable fuels. The purpose of our unique collaboration is to test together with a fleet manufacturer how to verify the use of renewable fuels and accurately report the climate impact.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

million in funding from Business Finland in January. The development work is also augmented by a group of companies of which some have their own parallel Business-Finland-funded projects. Altogether, €6 million is invested in the development of the production of e-fuels in Finland.

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JULY 15, 2023

The grant will be funded through the EU’s Innovation Fund (EUIF) as part of the EU’s efforts to promote localized production of battery solutions. FREYR intends to install 50 GWh of battery cell capacity by 2025 and 100 GWh annual capacity by 2028 and 200 GWh of annual capacity by 2030.

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JULY 13, 2022

Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key components for energy storage and renewables. residue streams, renewable hydrogen and biogas to methanol.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The project, called “European Battery Innovation” (EuBatIn) was jointly prepared and notified by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. In 2018, the Commission adopted the Strategic Action Plan for Batteries and has promoted a wide range of initiatives as part of the plan.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Finnish Minerals Group and Beijing Easpring Material Technology have been investigating and negotiating the possibility to establish a cathode active materials (CAM) plant in Kotka, Finland with an initial capacity of 50,000 t/a and potential for future expansion for the production of cathode active material for lithium-ion batteries.

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MARCH 28, 2024

Picture this: Workers clad in standard-issue workwear, step onto the factory floor involved in cell manufacturing for electric vehicles (EVs). To mitigate problems such as these for the electric vehicle industry, Finland-based Lindstrom has begun offering specialised uniforms that come with carbon filaments in the fabrics.

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APRIL 7, 2022

Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, and Veolia recently signed a long-term partnership agreement on the refining of crude methanol generated in pulp production at the Äänekoski bioproduct mill into commercial biomethanol. The refinery, owned and operated by Veolia, will be adjacent and partly built into Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski plant in Finland.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

FREYR expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 2,025,000 additional Ordinary Shares as part of this offering. FREYR has commenced building the first of its planned factories in Mo i Rana, Norway and announced potential development of industrial scale battery cell production in Vaasa, Finland, and the United States.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2020

The new plant is part of BASF’s multi-step investment plan in the European battery materials market and will use precursors (PCAM) from the company’s previously announced plant in Harjavalta, Finland. We are therefore backing the expansion of battery manufacturing which uses the latest and most environmentally friendly materials.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Its state-of-the-art product and process technologies complement our metals refining and cathode precursor production facility in Finland as well as our world-class R&D and pioneering battery recycling activities in Belgium.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

This pCAM plant is an essential part of building a battery value chain in Europe, and it gives us an excellent opportunity to enhance the degree of processing of Finnish minerals. At the same time, the project creates a new form of economic activity in the Kymenlaakso region and Finland in general.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

A second eLNO plant is also planned in Finland. These facilities will operate sustainably as part of Johnson Matthey’s commitment to overcoming climate change, circular manufacturing, and the responsible sourcing of materials. The battery cells were developed and produced by EAS Batteries.

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JUNE 21, 2021

As a part of the collaboration, BASF is exclusively providing high-energy HED NCM cathode materials for high-performance cells that enable fast charging and high energy densities. The idea for a manufacturing plant for high-performance battery cells came from an initiative of the P3 Group. —Torge Thönnessen, CEO of Customcells.

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APRIL 29, 2024

Hitachi Energy, one of the world’s largest transformer manufacturers, is increasing production to meet the massive demand for transformers driven by the EV and renewable energy transition. billion to ramp up production, in addition to $3 billion the company announced in October 2023 for transformer manufacturing.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The development is part of the SOMA project, which aims to develop lightweight solutions for e-mobility by using additive manufacturing for soft magnetic alloys. The powder has been used to 3D-print components for evaluation of the quality and manufacturing of demo devices.

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MAY 21, 2022

Six new production halls and five new conveyor bridges and logistics buildings over a total area of some 125,000 square meters have been created as part of the plant’s conversion. Emden’s maximum production capacity at the end of 2022 will be 800 units per working day, depending on the supply situation.

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APRIL 17, 2018

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, which is developing future manufacturing concepts, has succeeded in 3D printing a smart shaft, combining sensor technology, wireless data transfer, and condition monitoring in the same package. 3D printed shaft with sensing element and wiring. 3D printed shaft with sensing element and wiring.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The Green Platform Initiative was part of the Government’s third package of financial measures launched in May 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Green Platform provides companies and research institutes with support for research- and innovation-driven energy transformation.

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JUNE 14, 2023

The manufacturer expects that the e-truck will significantly accelerate the far-reaching transformation of road freight transport towards CO 2 -neutral drives. Prototypes of the vehicle were put through their paces during winter testing in Finland at the beginning of the year.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

A second eLNO plant is also planned in Finland. Although demand for battery materials is accelerating, so is competition from alternative technologies and other manufacturers, the company said. JM’s Board has therefore decided to pursue the sale of all or parts of this business with the ultimate intention of exiting.

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JANUARY 31, 2017

China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL), a leading global provider of battery and energy storage solutions, has taken a 22% stake in Finland-based Valmet Automotive as part of a new strategic partnership in electric automotive solutions.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

Up until now, Neste Pro Diesel was only available in Finland. Neste Pro Diesel is used as the first fill fuel in Mercedes-Benz A-Class cars manufactured in Finland. Neste Pro Diesel is produced at Neste Oil’s Porvoo refinery in Finland and is compatible with all diesel engines.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Finnish manufacturer Visedo is unveiling a new electric motor design at BusWorld 2017 that is optimized for the bus market and ready for mass manufacture. The new S-model is part of a design upgrade across the entire PowerDRUM line. The whole range will benefit from better cooling and a 10% increase in power output.

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JULY 6, 2022

Finland-based lithium producer Keliber has completed a four-phase pilot-scale test program and verified the behavior of the ore from the company's largest deposit, Rapasaari, at all stages of the production process. The pilot trial was conducted at Metso Outotec’s demonstration plant, located in Pori.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

We are very pleased to announce that we have made strong progress in establishing a framework that would allow us to secure a large part of the critical raw materials required for our initial production facilities.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Steelmaker SSAB will start using liquified natural gas (LNG) in its Raahe (Finland) steel mill, where it will replace the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the walking beam furnace in the strip mill and be as a support and additional fuel in the boiler in Raahe Voima’s power plant. Deliveries to Raahe will start in early 2018.

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

Neste Pro Diesel, a premium-quality diesel fuel developed and produced by Neste Oil in Finland, is the first to comply with the WWFC 5 specification drawn up as part of the Worldwide Fuel Charter (WWFC) by automotive manufacturers in Europe, the US, and Asia. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Neste Oil will launch premium-quality Neste Pro Diesel in Finland on 9 September. The new fuel is the first to comply with the Category 4 diesel specification drawn up as part of the Worldwide Fuel Charter (WWFC) by automotive manufacturers in Europe, the US, and Asia. helps motor oil last longer.

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MARCH 10, 2020

This steep reduction was in large part caused by the last-minute purchases made in December, due to the impending introduction of the new CO 2 emissions regulation. They made up 77% of total car registrations in Norway, 38% in Sweden and 28% in Finland. from January 2019, according to JATO Dynamics. SUVs continue to gain traction.

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AUGUST 24, 2017

Using Neste MY Renewable Diesel as our vehicle fuel is a fixed part of our emissions solutions. Another goal for Finavia is that all airports in Finland will be carbon-neutral by 2020. Currently, Neste manufactures renewable diesel from more than 10 raw materials.

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OCTOBER 10, 2021

Renault Group and Finland-based metals producer Terrafame have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the future supply of nickel sulfate. The parties seek to introduce a set of binding agreements involving also other actors in the EV battery value chain to take part in this development step.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 23, 2024

Isaacman funded and led the first private spaceflight sending civilians into orbit, dubbed the Inspiration4 mission , as part of the ongoing Polaris Program, and he is also CEO of the company Shift4 Payments. New record for largest Tesla light show clinched by owners in Finland What are your thoughts?

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Visedo OY, a leading Finnish manufacturer of electric drivetrains for marine vessels, commercial vehicles and heavy duty applications, worked alongside Taiwan’s Ship and Ocean Industries R&D Center (SOIC) to complete the retrofit. Until now, diesel ferries have been a dirty but necessary part of life around harbours like Kaohsiung.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Umicore has signed a long-term agreement with Finland-based Terrafame Ltd. This agreement will cover a substantial part of the future nickel requirements of Umicore’s cathode materials plant in Poland. for the supply of low-carbon, sustainable high-grade nickel sulfate.

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