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BMW Group sources sustainable cobalt worth around €100M from Morocco for fifth-gen batteries

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Recently the BMW Group signed a cobalt supply contract with Moroccan mining company Managem Group ; the contract has a volume of around €100 million, said Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. Managem is one of the world’s 5 largest producers of high-purity cobalt cathodes.

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BMW boosts CATL battery order to €7.3B, signs €2.9B battery order with Samsung SDI

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Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. The BMW Group has also signed a long-term supply contract for its fifth-generation electric drive trains with its second battery cell supplier, Samsung SDI. More than half of the 25 models will be fully electric.

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BMW Group signs €540M supply contract with Ganfeng for lithium from mines in Australia

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We aim to have 25 electrified models in our line-up by 2023 and more than half will be fully electric. Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. Cobalt will be sourced directly from mines in Australia and Morocco in the future.

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