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The Philippines Is One Of 3 Locations Considered For BYD’s Southeast Asia Expansion

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Zero tariff on importations, a favorable supply chain, and the second largest access to nickel deposits in the region puts the Philippines in the bullseye of the world’s second largest electric vehicle maker, BYD, as a location for an assembly plant estimated to cost $500 million.

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Cobalt Institute: cobalt market weakened since 2022 peak, but in longer term, demand will outpace supply

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This dynamic will likely remain through to 2024, the report says, as a plentiful and growing supply surplus maintains pressure on prices. However, in the longer term, demand for cobalt will outpace supply, lifting prices and supporting a new wave of supply side investment.

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Australia, Indonesia should team up for battery supply chains, ACEN CEO says – ET Auto

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New Delhi: Top lithium producer Australia and major nickel suppliers Indonesia and the Philippines could team up to develop regional battery storage systems, the head of Philippine energy firm ACEN said on Monday.

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Asian Development Bank providing $300M towards replacing 100K gasoline trikes with E-Trikes in the Philippines; $300M for major road upgrades in Chhattisgarh, India

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $300 million towards a project that will replace 100,000 gasoline-burning tricycles in the Philippines with electric tricycles, or E-Trikes. Without intervention, the Philippines is on a course to almost quadruple CO 2 emissions in less than 25 years, the ADB said.

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IHS Markit: supply chain challenges to impact global light vehicle production well into 2022

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COVID-19 Still Impacting Supply Chain. Unlike the capacity constraints in wafer fabs, which was impacting mainly automotive MCUs, assembly capacity constraints impact all semiconductor types including sensors, power supplies and discretes. Output lost to disruption to the semiconductor supply chain is estimated to have reached 1.44

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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

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Geopolitical issues such as the Russia-Ukraine situation disturb the fine balance of battery metal supply chains. China already has a strong position in the battery metal supply chain, and buying Russian nickel on the cheap as a result of sanctions would further strengthen its globally competitive position.

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ITOCHU and JGC Launch Large-scale Bio-ethanol Production and Power Plant Businesses in the Philippines

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ITOCHU Corporation and JGC Corporation have agreed to participate in large-scale bio-ethanol production and power supply businesses in the Philippines together with other local partners. Start of ethanol production and electricity supply is slated for February 2012. The newly formed joint venture, Green FUture Innovations, Inc.