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BMW Group sources sustainable cobalt worth around €100M from Morocco for fifth-gen batteries

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The cobalt market has four types of cobalt produced: cut cathode; broken cathode; briquettes and powder; ingot and round, according to Sam Wang, trading and product manager for Manatrade AG, the marketing and trading arm of Managem Group.). Compliance with environmental standards and respect for human rights is the top priority.

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Renault Group and Managem Group sign agreement for sustainable supply of Moroccan cobalt

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After an engineering study, Managem Group plans to invest in the construction of a factory located within the Guemassa industrial complex, Morocco in order to transform cobalt ore into cobalt sulfate. billion from 2025 and a target of €3 billion. Managem Group recently joined the FCA (Fair Cobalt Alliance).

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German minister Wissing starts international e-fuels dialogue

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Our goal is to agree on uniform standards and a legal framework, to reduce the currently high costs and to increase production capacities. Among others, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Japan were represented. A successful market ramp-up of e-fuels requires comprehensive political support—worldwide.

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BMW Group signs €540M supply contract with Ganfeng for lithium from mines in Australia

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Ganfeng is the world’s third-largest and China’s largest lithium compounds producer and the world’s largest lithium metals producer in terms of production capacity as of 31 December 2017, according to CRU. Ganfeng extracts lithium by mining hard-rock deposits in Australia under strict sustainability standards. —Andreas Wendt.

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BMW boosts CATL battery order to €7.3B, signs €2.9B battery order with Samsung SDI

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billion for the Chinese production site of the BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. The BMW Group will source the cobalt needed as a key raw material for cell production directly from mines in Australia and Morocco and make it available to CATL and Samsung SDI. billion (contract duration from 2020 to 2031), with €4.5

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BMW targeting doubling energy density of battery cells by 2030, with current i3 as basis

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The purpose of the facility is to advance battery cell technology and carefully dissect the production processes. In future, cobalt will be sourced directly from mines in Australia and Morocco, and lithium from countries including Australia. The new Battery Cell Competence Center puts us in an enviable position.

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Mercedes-Benz introduces its mid-size pickup truck: the X-Class leans on diesel

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The pickup is being manufactured in a production cooperation with the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Production for the markets in Europe, Australia and South Africa will start at the Nissan plant in Barcelona, Spain, in 2017. In addition, both companies benefit from optimal utilisation of the production capacity. Connectivity.

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