The global shortage of #Carbon #Graphite electrodes is threatening to “strangle #EU steel production”, the #European steel association, Eurofer, said on Monday September 18.
#Suzuki Motor will invest more than Rs 1,150 crore along with #Japanese partners #Toshiba and #Denso to set up #India’s first #Lithium ion battery facility in #Gujarat.
The announcement by the parent of the country’s largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, is a major boost to the government’s ambitious vehicle electrification and Make in India initiatives.
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#Canadian and #Swedish dignitaries and a host of business executives traveled to Saint-Eustache for the opening of a new plant that will produce #Titanium powder. The fine, sandlike metal powder is what 3D printers fuse together, layer by layer, to build jet engine and gas turbine parts from the ground up. It’s also used in medicine to make hip replacements and skull implants.
Read more at: http://www.ge.com/reports/atomize-metal-powder-canadian-plant-will-fire-3d-printing-revolution/
#Lithium players have enjoyed strong gains this week after the government of the world’s most populated country indicated it would ban petrol and diesel-powered vehicles.
While #China’s government did not give a date for the proposed ban, it said it was working with its regulators on a deadline that would mandate the introduction of low-emission electric vehicles.
Read more at: https://thewest.com.au/business/mining/chinese-plan-to-phase-out-petrol-lifts-lithium-ng-b88597254z
Sept 11 (#Reuters) – The rise of electric cars is spurring #Sherritt International Corp to consider branching into producing the types of #Nickel most sought after by battery manufacturers, the chief executive of the #Canadian company said on Monday.
David Pathe said Sherritt, which is one of the world’s largest producers of nickel, was studying the economics around building a plant to produce nickel sulphate, a powder-like substance particularly suited for use in batteries.
#China’s new-energy auto firms saw shares surge in Monday morning trade, extending recent strong gains, after a government official said over the weekend that #China had begun looking at a ban on traditional petrol-engine cars.
Chinese electric-car maker BYD Co Ltd, backed by #US billionaire #WarrenBuffet, saw its shares jump, while #Lithium products maker Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Co Ltd rose more than 5 percent to a record high.
Read more at: https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/09/11/business/11reuters-china-autos.html?_r=0
The devices produced sufficient energy for use in household electronics, but did not ignite – even when punctured repeatedly with a nail.
The batteries use a water-salt solution as their electrolyte, removing the risks carried by some non-aqueous commercial models.
Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41187824
#Bolivia will get another chance to develop its US$875mn state #Lithium project, after failing to line up bidders in May, a government official said.
Bolivia has been trying to build a US$900mn lithium project at #Uyuni for decades, but to date has only installed a pilot plant. The project is designed to produce 50,000t/y of lithium, in addition to potassium chloride and magnesium chloride. Germany’s K-Utec Technology is working on the plant’s final design.
Read more at: https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/miningandmetals/bolivia-lining-up-bidders-for-uyuni-lithium-project/
#SouthKorea’s SK Innovation said on Thursday it has started commercial production of #Lithium-ion batteries with an increased portion of #Nickel, while reducing the usage of expensive components such as #Cobalt to extend battery life and cut costs.
Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/southkorea-skinnovation-battery-idUSL4N1LH25Y
The #London Metal Exchange is considering introducing a contract for #Lithium, a mineral that is in heavy demand because of its use in electric cars, as the 140-year old company tries to reverse a fall in volumes. The exchange, which sets the global price for metals such as #Copper, #Aluminium and #Nickel, has been looking at the feasibility of trading the metal, which is extracted in #SouthAmerica and #Australia and mostly sold in a white powder to battery makers.
Read more at: https://www.ft.com/content/24c36964-89af-11e7-bf50-e1c239b45787
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