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Alcoa to restart curtailed aluminum smelting capacity at Portland Aluminium in Australia

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Alcoa Corporation announced that the Portland Aluminium joint venture plans to restart 35,000 metric tons per year (mtpy) of curtailed capacity at its aluminum smelter in the State of Victoria in Australia. The project is expected to create approximately 30 permanent roles at the smelter and about 50 temporary construction positions.

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Schneider taking delivery of 92 Class 8 eCascadia electric trucks

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Schneider’s first Freightliner eCascadia, manufactured by Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), is set to roll off the assembly line at the Portland, Oregon, DTNA plant. The eCascadia is based on the Detroit ePowertrain, comprising Detroit eAxles—integrating electric motor, transmission and electronics—and batteries.

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US cement manufacturers release their road map to carbon neutrality by 2050 [Update]

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Electrek spoke with Rick Bohan, VP of sustainability at the Portland Cement Association (PCA), which represents 92% of US cement manufacturing production capacity and has distribution facilities in every continental US state. Cement is the second-most-used construction material on the planet.

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SLB introduces low-carbon alternative for well construction cement that eliminates up to 85% of embodied CO2

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This innovative technology eliminates up to 85% of embodied CO 2 emissions compared with conventional well cementing systems, which include portland cement. In addition to its embodied CO 2 emissions, portland cement creates significant transportation-related emissions from manufacture to deployment.

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Daimler Truck unveils electric Class 6/7 Freightliner eM2; extending portfolio of EVs for N America

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DTNA is beginning full production of the eM2 in autumn of 2023 at its Portland truck manufacturing plant. Built on the best-selling Freightliner M2 106 Plus platform, the Class 6/7 eM2 expands electric transportation to the medium-duty segment.

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Daimler’s First Electric Freightliner eM2 Trucks Hit the Road

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The Freightliner eM2, manufactured at DTNA’s plant in Portland, Oregon, has since been distributed to customers across the country. Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has delivered its first battery-electric Freightliner eM2 trucks, after the start of series production of the medium-duty electric vehicles at the end of 2023.

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Freightliner eM2 Battery Electric Truck Enters Series Production

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These vehicles are being manufactured at DTNA’s truck manufacturing plant in Portland, Oregon. Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has started series production of the Freightliner eM2, a battery electric medium-duty truck designed for pick-up and delivery applications. The first production units in the U.S.

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