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Northvolt to build 100 GWh/year cathode material plant in Sweden; reusing shuttered pulp and paper mill

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Northvolt and Stora Enso recently signed a letter of intent on a purchase of the Kvarnsveden Mill and the surrounding industrial area in Borlänge, Sweden. Fully built out, the site will have a potential annual production capacity of more than 100 GWh of cathode material, which will enable cell assembly at multiple Northvolt facilities.

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Tesla Sweden stays firm amid IF Metall strike

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Tesla Sweden is staying firm against collective agreements amid IF Metall’s strike. Some have started to wonder if IF Metall should accept Tesla Sweden’s stance against collective agreements for its employees. After all, collective agreements in Sweden are common but not mandatory.

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Volvo Group starts process to establish plant for commercial vehicle battery production in Sweden

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To meet the growing demand for battery electric heavy-duty vehicles and machines, the Volvo Group has initiated the process to establish a large-scale production plant for battery cells in Sweden. An extensive site localization study indicates that the Skaraborg region in Sweden is an ideal location for the plant.

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IF Metall’s Tesla Sweden strike leads to 20 workers losing jobs

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IF Metall’s sympathy strikes against Tesla, Sweden forges ahead. In November 2023, IF Metall set its sights on Tesla Giga Berlin with the goal to stop the factory’s vehicle production. Hydro Extrusions is a Swedish company that supplies aluminum parts for Giga Berlin’s Model Y production.

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Volvo Group to establish plant for battery production in Sweden

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To meet the growing demand for battery electric heavy-duty vehicles and machines, the Volvo Group has initiated the process to establish a large-scale production plant for battery cells in Sweden.

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Tesla rolls out Model Y price adjustments in Germany and Sweden

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Tesla has initiated a round of price cuts for its best-selling car, the Model Y crossover, in Germany and Sweden. “The armed conflicts in the Red Sea and the associated shifts in transport routes between Europe and Asia via the Cape of Good Hope are also having an impact on production in Gruenheide. .

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BMW Group plans to source steel produced with green power and hydrogen from H2GS in Sweden

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The BMW Group has now reached an agreement to this effect with the Swedish startup H2 Green Steel (H2GS), which uses hydrogen and only green power from renewable energies for steel production. H2 Green Steel is building its steel production site in the province of Norrbotten in northern Sweden, close to the Arctic Circle.

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