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EU, Serbia sign deal to kickstart lithium battery development – ET Auto

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Serbia has vast lithium deposits near the western city of Loznica, where a mining project being developed by Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has been a perennial political fault line in the Balkan country in recent years. million electric vehicles.

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Serbia to give green light for Rio Tinto lithium mine – ET Auto

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Vucic told the newspaper that “new guarantees” from the global mining giant and the European Union looked set to address Serbia’s concerns over whether necessary environmental standards would be met at the Jadar site in the west of the country. million cars.” billion Jadar project after massive environmental protests.

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Rio Tinto invests in InoBat

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Rio Tinto is supporting the development of a battery ecosystem in Europe with an investment in Inobat Auto (InoBat), a Europe-based battery technology and manufacturing company. InoBat is actively pursuing plans to build a number of gigafactories, including one in Serbia. Rio Tinto’s $2.4-billion

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TTTech Auto establishes Car.OS unit and expands company structure

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TTTech Auto—a provider of software and hardware platforms for automated driving and beyond, applicable in series production programs—has expanded its development scope and altered its structure based on three distinct pillars. —Georg Kopetz, CEO TTTech Auto. —Stefan Poledna, CTO of TTTech Auto.

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Environmental studies show Serbian lithium project is safe, says Rio – ET Auto

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.” Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto said on Thursday newly published environmental studies showed that its Serbia lithium project , which was stopped in 2022 after massive protests, would be safe for the environment. If implemented, the USD 2.4

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Serbia’s green activists rally against Rio Tinto lithium project – ET Auto

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If completed, the Jadar project could supply 90% of Europe’s current lithium needs and help to make the company a leading lithium producer. “If they fail, on the 41st day we will block Serbia, we will block key points, railroads … and that’s only the beginning,” Marijana Petkovic, a green activist told the crowd.

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Rio Tinto CEO bullish on lithium but not eyeing big acquisitions – ET Auto

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The company also owns the Jadar lithium project in Serbia, which is currently under dispute after Serbia in 2022 revoked the license for the project over environmental issues. PDAC, which runs Sunday to Wednesday, is one of the world’s largest gatherings of mining companies and their financiers.

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