Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Rincon lithium project in Argentina from Rincon Mining , a company owned by funds managed by the private equity group Sentient Equity Partners, for $825 million. The project is a long-life, scaleable resource capable of producing battery-grade lithium carbonate.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The world has entered the “lithium century” almost without noticing it, but until now this critical industry lacked a central voice. The Association will include Members from the entire supply chain: from resource to the end-users. ppm Li (0.0018%).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Rio Tinto has completed the acquisition of the Rincon lithium project in Argentina for $825 million, following approval from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). The project is a long-life, scaleable resource capable of producing battery-grade lithium carbonate. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2020

Nuseed Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nufarm Limited, has executed a commercial off-take agreement with Saipol, the largest biodiesel producer in Europe, to supply Nuseed Carinata as a feedstock for certified low-carbon oil for renewable fuels and high protein non-GMO meal for livestock feed. —Saipol CEO, Christophe Beaunoir.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

Grown as a scalable cover crop in Argentina, it will be processed into a renewable fuel with best-in-class greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction. Nuseed added carinata to its global portfolio in November 2019, following a successful pilot project in Argentina and acquiring specific carinata technology from the crop’s developer.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Australia’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources released the December 2022 edition of the Resources and Energy Quarterly (REQ). Australia’s lithium production is forecast to grow from 335,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in 2021–22 to 399,000 tonnes in 2022–23 and 470,000 tonnes of LCE in 2023–24.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2017

BYD has been officially selected as the recommended company by the evaluation committee in Argentina for the purchase of 50 electric buses on behalf of the Ministry of Environment. BYD begun the promotion of its technologies in Argentina in 2011 through its local subsidiary, especially those related to electric vehicles and public transport.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2020

Using Roskill’s latest quarterly price forecast for lithium carbonate (published in late-March 2020), this equates to a value loss of approximately US$960 million. >. However, production losses in Argentina are likely to be approximately 35% in 2020, as already delayed expansion plans become delayed further, Roskill said.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

China is stepping up its pursuit of control of the lithium supply chain, underpinned by the rapid growth of its lithium-ion battery industry building on agressive policy surrounding electric vehicle sales, according to metals and mining consultancy Roskill.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2016

Driven by the rise of battery gigafactories and game-changing Powerwall and energy storage businesses, the world now finds itself at the beginning of a lithium super cycle that is all about securing new supply, much of which is poised to come from lithium superstar Argentina. This means that the new market is all about new players.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 10, 2021

Lithium is among one of the costliest materials that are found outside of India, in other countries such as Chile Australia, China, Argentina, etc. In Australia, there are 2,800,000 tons of Lithium reserves and in Argentina, there are 1,700,000 tons of Lithium reserves. Exide Industries Ltd. ampere-hours to 20600 ampere-hours.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 21, 2024

India is striving to establish reliable lithium supply to bolster its growing electric vehicle (EV) industry with its recent INR 200 crore investment in lithium exploration in Argentina by the Ministry of Mines. Argentina has brine deposits, for which the extraction and processing technology is well proven.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

India, the world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases behind China and the United States, has pledged to achieve a net-zero carbon emission target by 2070 and increase the share of renewables in its energy mix to 50% by 2030. million) lithium exploration pact for five blocks in Argentina. USD 1 = 83.30

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

Orocobre Limited , an Australian minerals exploration company with a focus on developing “best of class” Lithium, Potash and Boron resources in Argentina, and a Toyota Group Company, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, will establish a joint venture to develop Orocobre’s flagship Salar de Olaroz Lithium-Potash Project in Argentina.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2020

Imports are coming from the typical mining countries Chile, Argentina, and Australia, which account for more than 80% of global production. Together with industry partners, the two scientists are now in the process of developing a test facility for lithium extraction.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

India is striving to establish reliable lithium supply to bolster its growing electric vehicle (EV) industry with its recent INR 200 crore investment in lithium exploration in Argentina by the Ministry of Mines. Argentina has brine deposits, for which the extraction and processing technology is well proven.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2019

Last year’s 12 percent slide by the Bloomberg Commodity Index —spurred by 20 percent-plus declines by industrial bellwethers like West Texas Intermediate crude, steel and platinum—came in the wake of two years of modest gains. On the contrary, certain emerging trends in the industry suggest just the opposite.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Most of the world’s lithium comes from Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Australia and China, but American resources being developed by new entrants into this market have set up the state of Nevada to become the key venue and proving ground for game-changing trade in this everyday mineral. Without lithium, there will be no battery gigafactories.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2016

Price doubling from 2014/2015 was first seen in China and is now being felt worldwide, with lithium hydroxide prices from $16-20 and carbonate prices from $12-14 thousand USD per ton. While future demand from the automotive industry is significant, the real game changer for the lithium industry may be electrical grid storage.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 20, 2010

Toyota Tsusho Corp, a trading house and key Toyota supplier that Toyota owns 22 percent of, just announced that it would be jointly developing a new lithium project in Argentina with the Australian-listed Orocobre Ltd. For more information read: Toyota in Argentine Lithium Deal for Hybrid Car Push. By Eriko Amaha for Reuters. By Eriko Amaha.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Skona is known as the birthplace of the Nordic nation, the creative center of artists, designers and entertainers, and the birthplace of many innovative industries. In recent years, the EU has continuously improved its carbon emission standards and requirements to promote zero-carbon development.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

Because of the lower carbon/hydrogen ratio of methane (CH 4 ) relative to gasoline, CO 2 emissions from the combustion of natural gas are approximately 75% of those of gasoline for a given amount of energy production. Recently enacted state low-carbon fuel standards (e.g., MIT: leaning toward conversion for light-duty vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2022

Ford Motor Company and Rio Tinto have signed a non-binding global memorandum of understanding (MOU) jointly to develop more sustainable and secure supply chains for battery and low-carbon materials to be used in Ford vehicles. It has potential to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry.

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EV Info

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The Canadian stock market has plenty of small miners of all types that claim fantastic returns and special propriety technology to transform their industry. The firm holds lithium resources across Australia, Argentina, and Mexico and has over 4,844 employees. Most companies are in the penny stock league and most stay there.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

DNV and GL merged in September 2013 to form DNV GL—the world’s largest ship and offshore classification society, the leading technical advisor to the global oil and gas industry, and a leading expert for the energy value chain including renewables and energy efficiency. —“Alternative Fuels for Shipping”.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The 3Q Project (Tres Quebradas Lithium Project) is located in Catamarca Province, the largest lithium producing area in Argentina, and covers approximately 35,000 ha including a salar complex of approximately 16,000 ha. NLC conducted extensive processing and metallurgical studies to identify the preferred process for its 3Q Project.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The plant will demonstrate at industrial scale a new spodumene concentration process that provides lithium oxide (Li 2 O) grades and recoveries well above the industry average. This long-life, scaleable project has the potential to have one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2013

First, demand for passenger travel may be saturating in industrialized countries. This highlights the need for policies to direct the transition toward lower-emission substitutes for conventional oil, as is already happening in countries such as Argentina. Recent trends suggest that a demand-driven peak is increasingly plausible.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2022

Ford expects a compound annual growth rate for EVs to exceed 90% through 2026, more than double forecasted global industry growth. ioneer: Has signed a binding off-take agreement with Ford for lithium carbonate from ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge project in Nevada to support EV production beyond 2025.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2013

In a forecast of the Lithium market through 2017, Roskill Information Services estimates that rechargeable batteries will, in the base-case growth scenario, contribute 75% of the growth in forecast lithium demand to 2017, when total demand for lithium is expected to reach slightly more than 238,000t lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE).

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Lithium is a metal that is mined in the deserts of Australia, China, Argentina, and Chile. You will save thousands on fuel and electricity and the peace of mind knowing that you are not contributing to the horribly dirty oil and gas industry. So what about the lithium used in EV batteries? We have the technology to do this now.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 3, 2024

Rio Tinto is developing the Rincon project, a lithium-brine mine in Argentina where it plans to develop a battery-grade lithium carbonate plant with an annual capacity of 3,000 tonnes. Argentina has the world’s largest share of salt lake lithium resources. And therefore you need more lithium,” Stausholm added.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

Argentina, located on the so-called “lithium triangle” spanning Bolivia and Chile, is the world’s fourth-largest producer and has been drawing investment from foreign firms as far as Canada and China. Over half the world’s known lithium resources are in South America.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2018

Roskill Information Services forecasts that the lithium industry will need to add nearly 100kt of new lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) production per year by 2027 to keep up with demand driven by the global transition to electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2018

Roskill Information Services forecasts that the lithium industry will need to add nearly 100kt of new lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) production per year by 2027 to keep up with demand driven by the global transition to electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

PwC analysis finds a need for global carbon intensity to drop an average of 5.1% The analysis is based on a carbon budget that would stabilize atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations at 450 ppm and give a 50% probability of limiting warming to 2 °C. per year through 2050. Click to enlarge. a year from now to 2050.

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Plug In India

MARCH 15, 2023

The interesting thing is before electric cars were popular, no one in the auto industry or mainstream media even questioned where petrol or the metals used in engines are coming from. The reality is these mines are not even in use by the battery industry and they are not Lithium Mines. 4] An electric car emits about 3,000 pounds or 1.36

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