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JULY 1, 2023

Iveco Group N.V. Iveco Group N.V. Iveco Group is licensed to access freely and continue developing vehicle control software for the jointly developed battery-electric (BEV) and fuel-cell-electric (FCEV) trucks.

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JULY 13, 2022

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Redwood) will collaborate to create a supply chain to recycle Volkswagen and Audi electric vehicle batteries in the United States, with the goal of providing accessible and more sustainable electric mobility for American drivers. VWGoA) and Redwood Materials, Inc.

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America Supplies Lithium Ion Batteries 243

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

The BMW Group is exploring new ways of working with suppliers and, in the case of strategically important components, becoming more closely involved in the supplier network. The agreement guarantees the BMW Group the supply of several million microchips per year. Customer deliveries of the BMW iX got underway in early November.

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BMW Supplies Manufacturer Store 186

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) have published a new guidance document, “ Measuring Recycled Content of Automotive Products.”. R3: Recycled portion of purchased raw material, including materials recovered or generated by other industries.

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Industrial Industry Production General Motors 393

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (CE&IG), a part of the Nikkiso Co., Ltd (Japan) group of companies, announced multiple contracts to provide more than a dozen Hydrogen Fueling Stations (HFS) to customers in California and South Korea.

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South Korea Hydrogen California Clean 221

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NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Neste and CIM, part of NOVEN Group in France, the leading independent French group of companies providing oil storage and supply services, are collaborating to enable the supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel into France. CIM, import terminal at Le Havre.

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France Supplies Fuel Waste 410

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

This scaled production and global expansion comes amidst a recent push from the US Government to stabilize US EV and battery manufacturing supply chains. Reforme was founded by the team that developed a first in the sorting and beneficiating of iron ore.

Australia 170

Australia Supplies Li-ion Manufacturer 170

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES) will invest an additional $2 billion in their battery cell manufacturing joint venture (JV) at the Metaplant in Bryan County, raising the JV’s total investment value to more than $4.3 In fiscal year 2023, job creation in the automotive industry increased by 324% when compared to FY21.

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Georgia Hyundai Manufacturer Motor 282

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OCTOBER 24, 2021

A cross-industry group of European metals-producing and -using industries and their workers have issued a warning about the potentially catastrophic impact of the Chinese magnesium supply shortage. Magnesium is a key alloying material and widely used in the metals-producing industry.

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Chinese Supplies Industrial Industry 170

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MARCH 4, 2021

This group combines design and engineering expertise, strategically aligned to be a nimble leader in advanced metal-forming and powder metal manufacturing with electro-mechanical clutch design capabilities for electrified propulsion solutions. —Stephen Smith, Chairman, President and CEO, Amsted Industries.

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Industrial Industry Market North America 199

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

The BMW Group is increasingly relying on innovations from the fields of digitalization and Industry 4.0 The focus is on applications such as logistics robots, autonomous transport systems at plants and digitalization projects for an end-to-end supply chain. We are already working with tomorrow’s Industry 4.0

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BMW Industrial Industry Production 278

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JUNE 4, 2023

Russia-based Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, presented its eleventh review of the nickel and platinum group metals (PGM) markets based on the fundamental analysis of world economic and industry data. Platinum Group Metals (PGM).

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Market Indonesia Russia Supplies 304

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The BMW Group will begin sourcing aluminum produced using solar electricity with immediate effect. Generating the electricity needed to produce primary aluminum, i.e. aluminum obtained directly from the mineral compound alumina, is alone responsible for about 60% of the global aluminum industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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BMW Solar Energy United Arab Emirates 395

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MAY 25, 2023

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed delivery of an ammonia fuel supply system for large, low-speed two-stroke marine engines, to Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG), a manufacturer of marine engines.

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Mariner Mitsubishi Supplies Engine 221

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APRIL 5, 2019

The Volkswagen Group and Ganfeng Lithium Co., GFL) registered in Jiangxi (China) have signed a memorandum of understanding on long-term lithium supplies for battery cells. Under the agreement, Ganfeng will supply lithium to the Volkswagen Group and its suppliers for the next ten years.

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Supplies Chinese Manufacturer Batteries 268

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JULY 22, 2023

Rio Tinto and Giampaolo Group, one of North America’s largest fully-integrated metal management businesses, have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture to manufacture and market recycled aluminum products. The Matalco joint venture continues Rio Tinto’s investment in building its supply of low-carbon aluminum in North America.

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North America Carbon Canada United States 284

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AUGUST 1, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released its 2023 Critical Materials Assessment (2023 CMA), which evaluated materials for their criticality to global clean energy technology supply chains. The Assessment focuses on key materials with high risk of supply disruption that are integral to clean energy technologies.

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Clean Cleaning Supplies Energy 370

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APRIL 19, 2023

IVECO BUS, the urban, intercity and tourism bus brand of Iveco Group N.V., Iveco Group is already present in Foggia with its FPT Industrial plant for the production of industrial engines and 1,600 employees, which make this one the largest industrial establishments in Puglia.

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Emissions Italy Hydrogen Supplies 225

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MAY 22, 2023

This opportunity allows all parties to work together in pursuit of a decarbonized shipping industry. Skansi Offshore is a shipping company located in Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands—a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Skansi owns and operates 5 platform supply vessels.

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Supplies Fuel Denmark MIT 273

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APRIL 3, 2023

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has secured renewable power for its proposed Holmaneset green energy project , entering into a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Statkraft. The Group produces hydropower, wind power, solar power, gas-fired power and supplies district heating.

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Green Renewable Supplies Hydrogen 259

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

To maximize the opportunities for hydrogen in Europe, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has established a Fuel Cell Business Group to oversee its hydrogen activities across the region. —Thiebault Paquet, Director of the Fuel Cell Business Group.

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Europe Toyota Fuel Hydrogen 418

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JUNE 26, 2023

Saudi Arabia has cut a number of deals recently that coud make the country’s lithiu-ion supply chain the most developed in the Middle East, according to an analysis by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company will supply feedstock in the form of decant oil. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Saudi Arabia Supplies Building Chevron 170

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group and SK Innovation Co. The two parties announced their plan to cooperate in diverse business areas related to the EV battery industry, including battery sales solutions, battery management service and battery reuse and recycling. —Youngcho Chi, President and Chief Innovation Officer of Hyundai Motor Group.

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Hyundai Industrial Industry Motor 170

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The BMW Group intends to source aluminum with significantly reduced CO 2 emissions from Rio Tinto’s hydro-powered operations in Canada starting in 2024 and has signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect. In the supply chain of a mid-sized fully-electric vehicle around a quarter of the CO 2 emissions are attributable to aluminum.

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BMW Canada South Carolina CO2 218

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MAY 3, 2023

SK IE Technology (SKIET) signed an MOU with Sunwoda , the 9 th largest battery manufacturer in terms of global market share (according to SNE Research in 2022), to strengthen cooperation in supplying battery separators. The MOU signing ceremony took place at Sunwoda Group’s headquarters in Shenzhen, China.

Supplies 199

Supplies Batteries Battery South Korea 199

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APRIL 1, 2020

Faced with the compelling need for more respirators, the French government asked a group of French industrial companies led by Air Liquide to study the possibility of increasing the production of respirators so as to provide 10,000 respirators in 50 days, between the beginning of April and mid-May.

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France Purchase Electric Electrical 411

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APRIL 16, 2023

Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiary Chevron Shipping Company LLC, and the Angelicoussis Group , through its Energy Transition division, Green Ships, announced a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) to explore how tankers can be used to transport ammonia, a potential lower carbon marine fuel.

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Chevron Greece Mariner 2000 199

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JULY 14, 2022

Iveco Group , through its brand IVECO BUS, will partner with HTWO to equip its future European hydrogen-powered buses with world-leading fuel cell systems. HTWO, as a fuel cell system-based hydrogen business brand of Hyundai Motor Group, was first released in December 2020 with Hyundai’s strong commitment to hydrogen economy.

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Hydrogen Hyundai Fuel Europe 435

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AUGUST 23, 2023

Germany-based RENK Group, a manufacturer of mission-critical drive technologies, is supplying three high-speed special gear units via RENK-Maag GmbH , a group company, for compressors for the production of green steel to Siemens Energy Compressors GmbH as part of the “SALCOS” (Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking) project of the Salzgitter AG steel group.

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Supplies Green Production Hydrogen 195

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NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The BMW Group has founded IDEALworks GmbH—a fully-owned subsidiary—headquartered in Munich. The name “IDEAL” stands for Industry-Driven Engineering for Autonomous Logistics. The Smart Transport Robot, STR, in particular has met with great response and has seen demand from both within and outside of the BMW Group.

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BMW Companies 2015 Transportation 418

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APRIL 9, 2022

The BMW Group will use cast aluminum wheels produced with 100% green power for its BMW and MINI brands from 2024 onwards. For the BMW Group, this is another step towards its goal of creating the most sustainable supply chain in the automotive industry.

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BMW United Arab Emirates Light Green 195

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JUNE 21, 2022

Renault Group and Minth Group, a leading global automotive supplier, signed a memorandum of understanding for the creation of a France-based joint venture to produce battery casings. The joint venture will locate this high-tech activity at the Ruitz plant in Renault ElectriCity and will supply ElectriCity Douai and Maubeuge plants.

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Batteries Battery France Installation 199

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JULY 13, 2022

Renault Group and Vitesco Technologies teams will define the products and assembly processes of this "One Box" by integrating the latest technologies to ensure the best level of competitiveness in terms of performance and cost.

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Hybrid Power Powered DC 320

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JULY 27, 2020

Volkswagen, together with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and integration partner Siemens, is opening up the Industrial Cloud ( earlier post ) to other manufacturing and technology companies. This way, a rapidly growing range of industrial software applications for Volkswagen’s plants will be created. At the same time.

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Industrial Industry Store Maintenance 332

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Groupe Renault is creating the REFACTORY in Flins, the first European circular economy site dedicated to mobility. The implementation of this industrial and commercial ecosystem will take place gradually between 2021 and 2024, replacing the production of new vehicles. ISO 14 001 and ISO 9 001 certifications, logistics hub, etc.)

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Economy Re-Charge France Maintenance 397

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AUGUST 5, 2023

China-based lithium salts producer Sichuan Yahua Industrial has extended the duration of its lithium hydroxide supply agreement with Tesla ( earlier post ) from 2025 to 2030. The Group has two main businesses: lithium and explosives.

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Supplies North America Tesla Africa 150

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Based on preliminary economic activity and energy data, Rhodium Group estimates that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the US slightly increased in 2022, rising 1.3% Little change in transportation and industry. The changes in industrial and transportation sector emissions reflect the impact of inflationary uncertainty.

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Emissions Oil Prices 2005 Coal 273