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IRENA: diversifying critical material supply chains minimizes geopolitical risks

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Australia (lithium), China (graphite, rare earths), Chile (copper and lithium), the Democratic Republic of Congo (cobalt), Indonesia (nickel) and South Africa (platinum, iridium) are the dominant players. As a result, the industry is highly concentrated, with few controlling a significant portion of global production and trade.

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Indonesian official says current nickel price will benefit miners, smelters – ET Auto

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Most investment in nickel processing in Indonesia is for nickel pig iron (NPI), the main feedstock for stainless steel, but the government wants to develop local production of batteries and EVs. The official however said smelters are still making good margins in Indonesia, and that current prices are above the historical average.

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Chinese steel group Tsingshan investing $375M to build lithium plant in Argentina with Eramet

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The two companies have partnered before, with the Weda Bay Nickel project in Indonesia. It is a key milestone in the deployment of our strategic roadmap which aims at positioning Eramet as a reference player in metals for the energy transition. Once filtered again and washed, it achieves the chemical quality of the finished product.

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Pricol revs up e-cockpit development, showcases prototypes to automakers | Autocar Professional

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Coimbatore-based Pricol Limited, a leading supplier of dashboards to the Indian automotive industry, is making headway in the development of e-cockpits and is showcasing prototypes and proof-of-concept (POC) e-cockpits to car and commercial vehicle manufacturers, and discussions for potential adoption are ongoing.

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Tesla gets invitation from Italy minister: “ We open our doors wide for him”

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These include Indonesia, home to a huge portion of the world’s nickel resources, and, more recently, Italy. I’d like to create a pole of attraction for foreign investments and capital that would become a point of reference for innovation,” Salvini said. .

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In getaway battle, he discovered a trail, point of view, and occupation at Toyota in Canada

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Nearest graduating from the College of Waterloo in Ontario with a bachelor of technologies, in 1990 Tien was supervisor of intermodal services and products for the Canadian Pacific Railway, now referred to as CPKC. I like to learn different things about the industry, so that encouraged me to move from job to job,” he stated. “I

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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Based on visual interpretation of high-resolution (30 m) satellite images, a new study in the journal Global Change Biology: Bioenergy determined that industrial plantations covered over 3.1 Mha, nearly half the total peatland in the area, is formally allocated to conversion to industrial oil palm plantations in Indonesia.

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