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Canada’s Budget 2022 calls for C$3.8B to launch Critical Minerals Strategy

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billion over seven years, starting in 2023-24, for infrastructure investments that would support the development of the critical minerals supply chains, with a focus on priority deposits; $79.2 Specific measures proposed in Budget 2022 to support critical mineral projects include: Up to $1.5

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The Importance of Recycling and Repurposing EV Batteries

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Valuable materials such as cobalt, nickel, lithium, and copper are then extracted and refined, removing impurities to meet quality standards for reuse. The process of mining and refining raw materials for battery production is resource-intensive and environmentally taxing. Recycling reduces the need for new material extraction.

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GM Back in the EV Spotlight

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Noting similar challenges for other OEMs, Casey Selecman, a forecast director with AutoForecast Solutions, stated, “Everyone is up against it globally, there are looming threats of shortages for nickel, lithium, graphite and cobalt.” However, the U.S. But with hundreds of millions of dollars being poured into U.S.

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