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Rio Tinto and Alcoa announce world’s first carbon-free aluminum smelting process; Apple assist; Elysis JV to commercialize

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This represents 90% of Canada’s production, which ranks fourth in the world behind that of China, Russia and the Middle East. The name refers to the process at the center of aluminum smelting, the electrolysis of alumina; the new technology is also named the Elysis process. million metric tons of primary aluminium.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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Just this past year Russia sent tanks into oil-rich Georgia, and an oil tanker was hijacked off the coast of Somalia. Historical, current end-of-day data, and splits data provided by Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data. We would also have a degree of resilience in the face of threats. And they exist. 24.17% CBS Corp 6.76

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

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Consulting firm KPMG , for example, estimates that in addition to the 179 new battery EV model launches and refreshes between 2016 and 2020, at least another 251 are expected between 2021 and 2023 by traditional auto manufacturers, or original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as they are referred to in the industry, as well as start-ups.