Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

BASF broke ground for its new production plant for sodium methylate in Guaratinguetá, Brazil, its largest site in South America. Sodium methylate is an efficient and reliable catalyst for the production of biodiesel. The project will involve a capital expenditure in the low double-digit million Euro range.

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South America Brazil America Sodium 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2023

Solvay is investing at its Livorno, Italy site to launch the company’s first unit of circular highly dispersible silica (HDS) made with bio-based sodium silicate derived from rice husk ash (RHA). Solvay currently offers a wide range of HDS for sustainable mobility and energy-efficient tires.

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America Europe South America Sodium 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The hot brine that comes up from the subsurface as part of geothermal power production at the Salton Sea in California is a rich stew of minerals, including iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium, and lithium. Credit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab).

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Bolivia California South America Hawaii 259

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

UK-based Modec and Navistar International Corporation are finalizing a joint venture for the production and sales of electric Class 2c-3 commercial vehicles in North, Central and South America. gross vehicle weight) with a 100-mile range. Modec has used both Zebra (sodium nickel chloride) and Li-ion packs in its trucks so far.

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Li-ion South America Sodium Obama 170