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Umicore and Prayon form beLife JV to develop and produce phosphate-based cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries

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phosphate-based cathode materials for use in lithium-ion (Li-ion) rechargeable batteries. beLife will initially focus on developing advanced, cost-competitive products and production processes for lithium iron phosphate cathode materials used in lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. The joint venture is establishing an. Licensing AG.

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Elcora acquires vanadium sites in quest to further position in battery technologies

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which includes ten (10) Vanadium licenses/concessions sites in Morocco. Rechargeable vanadium flow batteries (VFB) use vanadium ions in different oxidation states to store chemical energy currently used for grid energy storage attached to power plants and electrical grids. Elcora Advanced Materials has acquired STE ERMAZONE.A.R.L,

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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Recharging a battery can take 5-8 hours, but costs only a few cents a day. Safe places to park and recharge are also needed. Some 800,000 are also sold each year in South East Asia, he says, where they replace the noisy and smelly petrol scooters that are ubiquitous in many places. Become a Trustee of CfBT Education Trust.

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My journey to and on the Mauritanian Iron Ore Train

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The journey to Mauritania also attracted me because it went through Southern Spain and Morocco, where I had never been before. But I wanted to discover Morocco, so I took about 10 days for the trip. But I wanted to discover Morocco, so I took about 10 days for the trip. Travelling by train in Morocco is really good.

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Roskill: Spread of COVID-19 threatens cobalt supply; bottlenecks out of DRC

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Roskill has so far recorded the closure of 21 operations as a result of the outbreak, including: Vale’s Voisey’s Bay and Glencore’s Sudbury in Canada; Ambatovy in Madagascar; Coral Bay and Taganito in the Philippines; CTT in Morocco.

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