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OCSiAl launching a graphene nanotube synthesis facility in Serbia in 1H 2023

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OCSiAl, the world’s largest manufacturer of graphene nanotubes ( earlier post ), is launching a graphene nanotube synthesis facility near Belgrade, Serbia, in the first half of 2023. The graphene nanotube synthesis facility in Serbia will leverage OCSiAl’s unique production technology.

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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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EU battery manufacturing is caught in the crossfire between America and China. Tesla’s Giga Berlin plant has the largest volumes at risk of being delayed in Europe after the company said it will focus cell manufacturing in the US to take advantage of incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act. Europe must act or risk losing it all.

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GlobalData: Global lithium production to triple over the next four years

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per annum, global output is expected to triple between 2018 and 2022 to reach 154kt (metal content), as 86kt of new metal capacity comes on stream to meet the increasing demand for the metal for use in batteries in electric vehicles and smartphones. After moderate growth in lithium supply between 2010 and 2017 of 6.4%

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Rio Tinto to invest ~$200M to progress the Jadar lithium project to feasibility study stage; jaderite

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Rio Tinto has approved an additional investment of almost $200 million to progress the next stage of the development of the lithium-borate Jadar project in Serbia. The unique mineral— jadarite —was discovered by Rio Tinto geologists in 2004 near the city of Loznica in Western Serbia.

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ZF’s first zero-emission factory is model plant for global production network | Autocar Professional

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Today, the newly remodelled plant has nearly 700 employees and produces power electronic components for electric motors produced by ZF plants in Germany and Serbia. Customers include international car manufacturers.

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ZF has produced 2M electric motors; mild-hybrid to full-electric drives

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The technology company supplies automotive manufacturers with electric motors for different vehicle types—from hybrid and electric axle drives for electric passenger cars to electric central drives for commercial vehicles. evo (Serbia) and Shenyang (China) in recent years.

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How Fiat joined Toyota, Hyundai in key metric

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“Within Stellantis, the Fiat brand now has the scale and the platforms to be competitive globally,” he stated. All 3 are constructed at Stellantis’ manufacturing facility in Kenitra, Morocco. Francois stated that within the later two years Fiat will foundation two brandnew globally centered fashions.

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