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GM and POSCO Chemical to process cathode active material at new $400M joint venture plant in Québec

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Canada is playing an important role in our all-electric future, and we are grateful for the strong support we have received from local, provincial and national officials to grow a North American-focused EV value chain. —Doug Parks, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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GM and MP Materials enter long-term supply agreement to scale rare earth magnet sourcing and production in US

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Rare earth materials sourced from Mountain Pass will be transformed into metal, NdFeB alloy and magnets at a new production facility MP Materials today announced it will build in Fort Worth, Texas, delivering an end-to-end US supply chain. —Shilpan Amin, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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4,500th GE Evolution Series Locomotive enters service; reductions in fuel consumption and emissions

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The company plans to invest approximately $200 million in a new manufacturing plant in Fort Worth, Texas, as well as significant technology upgrades at its more than 100-year old manufacturing facility in Erie, Pennsylvania to meet accelerating domestic and global demand.

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No Eclipse Plans? Try These Last-Minute Strategies.

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On April 8, a total solar eclipse will blot out the sun for roughly 4,200 miles stretching from Mexico to Canada — a cosmic show that so much of North America won’t see again for about 20 years. Many made their plans to view it well in advance. And then there are the procrastinators, who just realized they’re about to miss out.

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Wallbox enters first phase of build-out for US EV charger plant; 500k units/year by 2025

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The 130,000 square-foot plant is expected to have enough capacity to fully support Wallbox’s expansion plans in North America over the next decade. Between all facilities, Wallbox is expected to have a global production capacity of more than 1.1 million chargers per year by the end of this year.

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation

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What’s more, the company is developing a facility in Fort Worth, Texas where it plans to manufacture alloys and magnets from Mountain Pass materials. Charged : Tell me a bit about the global market for rare earths. We broke ground at the Fort Worth site in April of 2022. And it has customers.

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation – Charged EVs

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What’s more, the company is developing a facility in Fort Worth, Texas where it plans to manufacture alloys and magnets from Mountain Pass materials. Charged : Tell me a bit about the global market for rare earths. We broke ground at the Fort Worth site in April of 2022. And it has customers.