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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. billion will go to 11 projects in the materials separation and processing segment of the supply chain. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6

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Benchmark: battery demand for manganese set to increase 8-fold this decade

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Demand for manganese in batteries is set to grow over eight-fold this decade, due to new battery chemistries and rising electric vehicle sales, according to Benchmark’s Manganese Sulphate Market Outlook. New battery chemistries are expected to use even more manganese.

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Tesla inks deal with Magnis Energy for three-year graphite deal

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Tesla has entered a binding offtake agreement with Magnis Energy Technologies, an Australian company that will supply the company with anode active material (AAM) for three years. Active anode material is defined as either graphite or lithium alloyed metals and is suitable for electric vehicle battery applications.

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Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

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Outokumpu reported in its interim report for Q1 2018 that high graphite electrode costs were still having a negative impact on steelmaking profits in Europe. Consumers have been reluctant to pay the rapidly rising costs and drew down on graphite electrode stockpiles for as long as they could.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Over the long term, capital adjustments can occur in the electricity supply technology and other production activities. Absent a price on emissions, advances in GHG-reducing technologies must rely on “piggybacking” off cost-reducing advances that also reduce GHGs. Developing New Technologies.

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