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Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. The capacity increase comes as Volvo Cars also reports its full-year sales results for 2020, which showed a strong growth in demand for the company’s Recharge models.
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industrial pilot plant in Engis, Belgium, that will be operational in the coming months with all materials produced. property includes Prayon’s worldwide license for the production and sale of LFP materials granted by LiFePO 4 +C. Jointly owned by OCP SA (Office Chérifien des Phosphates, Morocco) and SRIW (Belgium), Prayon.
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