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Why New Production Sources of Tungsten Are Critical for Increased Global Supply

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The challenge with China being the dominant force for a majority of raw materials is regarding their legal system. have a boom in demand of a certain material from China, their legal system could effectively stop the supply of that particular material. Should the U.S. New Tungsten Production Will Open the Global Supply Chain.

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Current issue of fka/Roland Berger E-mobility Index drops US to 4th place

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The index—now in its tenth year—facilitates a comparison of competitive positions of the relevant automotive nations (the US, Germany, China, France, Italy, Japan and South Korea) in the field of e-mobility, based on an objective assessment of those countries in three key areas: technology, market and industry.

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SK Group to invest $1.5B in Plug Power; strategic partnership and JV to accelerate H2 economy in Asia

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billion strategic investment in Plug Power and are announcing a plan to form a joint venture company in South Korea to support the rapidly growing Asian market. LLC is serving as Financial Advisor and Goodwin Procter LLP is acting as legal advisor to Plug Power. Morgan Stanley & Co.

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Velocys wins UK patent case against CompactGTL on smaller scale GTL technology

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Equivalents of the two patents in this case have also been approved in numerous other jurisdictions around the world, including places where smaller scale GTL might be deployed, such as the United States and Canada, and countries where FT reactors and other associated equipment might be manufactured, such as Japan and South Korea.

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Volkswagen Group receives all approvals from KBA for NOx fixes for EA189 TDI engines

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Once modified, the vehicles will also meet all legal requirements and the applicable emissions standards. The recall and modification process is likewise yet to begin for vehicles with type EA189 engines in South Korea. The Federal Motor Transport Authority's approvals do not apply to affected vehicles in the USA and Canada.

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Celgard files patent infringement lawsuit against LG Chem over Li-ion separator technology

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LG Chem now has SRS patents in five regions, including South Korea, the United States and China. Legal action is not a decision we take lightly. Earlier in January, LG announced that it obtained a patent for its safety-reinforced separator (SRS) in Europe and Japan. LG Chem is also embroiled in litigation with another S.

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India, China, Brazil, Japan, other non-Arctic countries want a voice on Arctic Council; interest in climate change impact and access to resources

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However, many more non-Arctic countries, which in addition to China, India and Brazil, include Japan, South Korea, the European Union and several individual European states, now want “observer” status, a step that some fear would significantly increase the influence of non-Arctic participants.