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Elcora receives manganese production license in Morocco

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This license allows Elcora to mine, extract, process and sell manganese from its 16 km² mining concession in Morocco. The Atlas Fox Deposit had been mined until the mid-1950s (when the French colonial rule in Morocco came to an end), leaving on-site about 40 extracted manganese ore piles and numerous surface veins and pits.

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Morocco expects more EV battery investments, minister says – ET Auto

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The automotive sector tops Morocco’s industrial exports at USD 14 billion in 2023, up 27%. Morocco is home to production plants by Stellantis and Renault with an annual combined production capacity of 700,000 cars as well as a cluster of local suppliers. billion in eventual investment.

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Study confirms €1T green hydrogen potential for Africa

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The analysis highlights the benefits of harnessing solar power to create green hydrogen in four African hubs: Mauritania, Morocco, southern Africa and Egypt. The new study outlines how production and transmission of green hydrogen can lead to a €1-trillion investment yielding 7 exajoules of energy (versus a consumption in Africa of 19.9

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

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Renault Group and Managem Group , a Moroccan player in the mining and hydrometallurgy sector, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at securing the supply of low-carbon and responsible cobalt sulfate for electric batteries. billion from 2025 and a target of €3 billion. billion from 2025 and a target of €3 billion.

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

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Recently the BMW Group signed a cobalt supply contract with Moroccan mining company Managem Group ; the contract has a volume of around €100 million, said Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. Sustainability and security of supply are important factors for electromobility.

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ZF signs multi-year supply agreement with STMicroelectronics for silicon carbide devices for new inverters

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Under the terms of the multi-year contract, ST will supply a volume of double-digit millions of silicon carbide devices to be integrated in ZF’s new modular inverter architecture going into series production in 2025. ST will supply ZF from 2025 with a volume of double-digit millions of third-generation silicon carbide MOSFET devices.

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

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The two companies have signed a 5-year (2020 - 2024) supply contract for the lithium needed as a key raw material for battery cells. 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.

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