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BASF Breaks Ground for New Biodiesel Catalyst Plant in Brazil to Meet Demand in South America

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

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Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus sold out for 2021 in the US

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A quick look at Tesla’s Model 3 configuration page reveals that the Standard Range Plus variant is already sold out in North and South America for the rest of 2021. The post Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus sold out for 2021 in the US appeared first on TESLARATI. Credit: Tesla).

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Penske orders 750 Ford E-Transit cargo vans for rental and leasing fleet

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The Ford E-Transit is the first all-electric cargo van from a full-line automaker in North America as the electric version of the Ford Transit. It has an estimated range of more than 126 miles. Penske Truck Leasing is a Penske Transportation Solutions company headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania.

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Cenntro introduces two new electric vans at IAA Transportation

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Together with a payload of around 1,280 kilograms and a range of up to 270 kilometers, the LS260 is aimed at a wide range of applications for skilled trades, courier, express and parcel services, logistics solutions and facility management. The vehicle has a range of 119 kilometers (WLTP), 522 kg of payload, and a cargo capacity of 2.08

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SAIC-GM-Wuling to Export Mini-Commercial Vehicles to South America, Middle East and North Africa

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GM’s SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture signed a framework agreement with GM’s former Latin America, Africa and Middle East operations and distribution agreements with individual countries to export and distribute two of its most popular mini-commercial vehicles from China to markets in South America, the Middle East and North Africa.

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Arbios Biotech forms global alliance with Shell Catalysts & Technologies; wood and post-consumer biomass to finished products

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Arbios Biotech was formed to commercialize Licella’s Cat-HTR platform, a globally leading hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) technology, for various forms of wood and post-consumer biomass around the world, particularly in North America, South America and Europe.

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Volvo Group launches Quester heavy-duty truck range for growth markets

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UD Trucks, part of the Volvo Group, launched Quester, a new heavy-duty truck range developed specifically for growth markets. UD Trucks has served the Japanese market, and exported trucks to markets across Asia, Africa, South America and the Middle-East for many decades.

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