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The deal, announced on Thursday, could be seen as the latest sign of #U.S. exporters’ unhappiness at the winding down of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, which lent money to foreign customers of U.S. exporters. Its charter lapsed on June 30 after conservatives in the U.S. Congress cast it as a promoter of “crony capitalism.”

#GE is already shifting jobs overseas because of the lack of U.S. export financing and plane-maker #Boeing Co, the largest U.S. exporter, is threatening to do the same.

Read more at: https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/ge-12-billion-export-financing-130535877.html

Only weeks before #Argentina heads to the polls to choose its new leader, analysts are saying that President #CristinaFernandez’s chosen successor, #DanielScioli, would probably be the best outcome for #Miners, as he has promised to maintain financial incentives designed to bolster investments, as well as #Oil and #Gas production.

Read more at: http://www.mining.com/argentinas-presidential-candidates-want-mining-to-be-platform-for-countrys-recovery/

#PrimeMinister #DavidCameron endorsed the deal  Photo: REUTERS

#US giant #GeneralElectric is planning to create 1,000 jobs in the #UK, having secured government support for its investment.

Read more at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/11888429/GE-to-create-1000-UK-jobs-with-government-support.html

This is only the first step for #America, because the key to the exploitation in the #RareEearth is not only the research and production of minerals, but also the separation of #RareEarthOxides to refined products. The #UnitedStates has yet to reactivate the production of rare earths outside of #China, even if they are trying to rebuild the rare earth sector. Much of production has shifted to China, for the usual reason as to why in recent years everything has moved there.

Read more at: http://www.profitconfidential.com/stock/volkswagen-ag-adr-could-mean-huge-profits-for-rare-earth-metals/

#Cobalt prices should advance “significantly” in the next two years as demand for the metal used in rechargeable #Batteries increases. The battery market is expanding as more consumers turn to #Electric and #HybridCars and look to store #RenewableEnergy to power appliances when there’s little wind or sunshine. #Daimler AG and #Tesla said they will start selling batteries storing energy to homeowners and businesses.

Read more at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-23/enrc-owner-targets-cobalt-mining-to-tap-growing-battery-market

#FlindersResources this week revealed that it had been chosen as an industry partner within #SvensktGrafen ( #SwedishGraphene ), a government funded programme to research and commercialise the #Graphene production from Swedish-sourced #Graphite. Flinders said that its flagship production-ready and fully permitted Woxna graphite mine and processing facility – the only graphite mine in #Sweden and one of only two in #Europe – was the “natural” partner for this programme.

Read more at: http://www.miningweekly.com/article/flinders-chosen-as-industry-partner-for-swedish-graphene-commercialisation-programme-2015-09-23

#German electronics firm #Bosch says it will have a #SolidState #Battery on the market by 2020 that will double the range of #ElectricCars at half the cost of today’s batteries.

Read more at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11885801/Bosch-invents-new-electric-car-battery-to-double-mileage.html

A research demonstration unveiled today at the Department of Energy’s  #OakRidgeNationalLaboratory combines #CleanEnergy technologies into a 3D-printed building and vehicle to showcase a new approach to energy use, storage and consumption.

The Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy (#AMIE) demonstration, displayed at DOE’s Office of #EnergyEfficiency and #RenewableEnergy Industry Day event, is a model for energy-efficient systems that link buildings, vehicles and the grid.

Read more at: http://www.newswise.com/articles/ornl-integrated-energy-demo-connects-3d-printed-building-vehicle2

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#GeneralElectric will not invest in #AtomicEnergy in #India until accident liability laws are brought in line with global rules, Chairman Jeff Immelt said on Monday, in a setback for top-level efforts to get #US firms to build power stations.

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/21/ges-immelt-no-india-nuclear-investment-unless-laws-changed.html

#Nitinol, or the super-elastic #Nickel, has been used in many #Physics #Laboratories because it could easily be shaped and bent according to its purpose, making it a very useful material in experiments. The #Science world—or the research and development segment—has become an essential entity for the #NickelMining sector. This becomes more apparent these days, as the shaky global nickel market.

Read more at: http://www.ibtimes.com.au/nickel-technology-could-lead-discovering-perfect-knot-1468490