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Nearly 20% of intact tropical forest landscapes overlap with extractive industries

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A new study from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and WWF finds that nearly 20% of tropical Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) overlap with concessions for extractive industries such as mining, oil and gas. The open-access study is published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. Grantham et al. Grantham Hedley S., Jones Kendall R.

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EIA: New refineries will increase global refining capacity in 2022 and 2023; China leads

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that global refining capacity decreased by 730,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2021—the first decline in global refining capacity in 30 years. million b/d since the start of 2020, contributing 184,000 b/d to the global decline in 2021. million b/d in 2022 and by an additional 1.6

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Brine-to-battery company EnergyX secures $450M funding agreement with Global Emerging Markets

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Lithium and battery technology company Energy Exploration Technologies announced a $450-million investment commitment from Global Emerging Markets (GEM). Founded in 1991, GEM (Global Emerging Markets) is a $3.4-billion billion alternative investment firm with offices in Paris, New York, and the Bahamas.

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POSCO begins construction of S Korea’s first lithium hydroxide plant

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POSCO Holdings recently began construction at the Yulchon 1 st Industrial Complex in Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province, S. A pilot plant was manufactured in South Korea in 2017 with a capacity of 2,500 tons / year of lithium; this was then brought to and installed in Argentina.

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BASF and Catholic University of the North in Chile collaborate on mining research, development and innovation

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The aim of this collaboration is to strengthen the cooperation between academia, students and industry experts. This alliance offers us the opportunity to connect with a leading company on a global scale, so it is a mutually beneficial relationship. Source: BASF Mining Solutions.

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Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries starting to test the first fully electric Freightliner trucks from end of 2018 onwards

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Now, Daimler announced the two first customers to operate the e-vehicles within their fleet: a total of 30 Freightliner eCascadia and eM2 trucks will be handed over to Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries in the US. Logistics specialist NFI Industries holds a fleet of 4,000 tractors and approximately 8,900 trailers in North America.

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Geely officially discloses new global B-segment automobile modular architecture: BMA; new BMA-based SUV to launch this year

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Automobile modular architectures—for example, TNGA of Toyota, and MQB, MLB and MEB of the Volkswagen Group—hav become a major trend in the auto industry. Production based on BMA will be launched in EU, Eastern Europe, Africa, South America, Middle East and Southeast Asia.