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Alcoa outlines technology roadmap to decarbonize aluminum industry

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outlined a technology roadmap to support its vision to reinvent the aluminum industry for a sustainable future. The technology also retains all the water from the original feedstock. The process reduces water consumption by up to 35%. As feedstock for this process, Alcoa is targeting Zorba auto shred scrap as a raw material.

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Volkswagen quits Australian auto industry lobby over emissions standards – Charged EVs

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Volkswagen Australia has broken with this trend—the business unit has distanced itself from the policies of Australia’s auto industry trade group, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries , which is waging a campaign against new emissions standards. The FCAI naturally wants the government to water down its policy.

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Chile’s lithium dreams raise water concerns in the desert – ET Auto

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. ‘It won’t rain anymore’ In Chile, lithium is produced through the evaporation of brine in ponds or pools filled with water pumped from underneath salt flats. Experts say the method puts several animal and plant species at risk with the loss of tons of water in one of the most arid places on Earth.

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Domestic tractor industry may see lower mid-single digit growth in FY25: Escorts Kubota | Autocar Professional

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In the first few months of FY25, India’s domestic tractor industry may witness a slight decrease in demand on account of various factors, including the ongoing election, low reservoir water levels, reduced haulage activity, and a moderate rabi output. On the export side, during FY24, the industry was down around 21.4%

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Advantage Vidarbha launches first edition of Khasdar Industrial Mahotsav in Nagpur | Autocar Professional

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The Association of Industrial Development (AID) has inaugurated the first edition of ‘Khasdar Industrial Mahotsav – Advantage Vidarbha’ in Nagpur. Over 250 exhibitors, with 90% representing the Vidarbha industry, are participating, highlighting the diversity and strength of the region’s industrial landscape.

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Ford, Cummins and others break with industry to support strong EPA truck rule

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The EPA is currently finalizing new rules to limit truck emissions, and a group of manufacturers including Ford, Cummins, BorgWarner and Eaton has broken with the industry to support the upcoming “Phase 3” heavy duty emissions rules, while the rest of the industry, led by Volvo and Daimler, continues to lobby against them.

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Kolhapur has potential to be auto component mfg hub: Gadkari – ET Auto

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Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said Kolhapur had the potential to become a hub for manufacturing automobile components and that govt was looking to turn the ethanol industry into a INR 2-lakh-crore sector. Kolhapur is home to sugar mills and we are going to make the ethanol industry a INR 2-lakh-crore sector.

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