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Zimbabwe lithium miners table refinery plans under govt pressure – ET Auto

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Huayou has said it would explore production of battery-grade lithium in Zimbabwe “only when the construction and economic conditions are right” Four lithium mining companies have tabled plans to produce battery-grade lithium in Zimbabwe, a government official said on Monday.

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Zimbabwe’s Kuvimba signs USD 310 mn lithium mine deal – ET Auto

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Zimbabwe ‘s state-owned Kuvimba Mining House has signed a 310 million deal with a consortium of British and Chinese investors for the construction of a lithium concentrator, the company announced on Thursday. Zimbabwe currently does not refine lithium, but exports concentrates to China for further processing.

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Benchmark: Africa’s lithium production to increase >10x this decade; potentially 12% of global supply

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A total of 83% of forecast lithium supply is set to come from projects with some form of Chinese involvement, according to Benchmark. In graphite—unlike in cobalt and lithium—non-Chinese companies are the dominant investors on the continent.

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It’s too late to China-proof the lithium supply chain – ET Auto

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The global lithium industry is so interwoven with Chinese capital now that it’s going to be impossible to unpick. and two other Chinese chemicals companies guarantee they’ll be able to purchase almost every ton of material it produces for the next few years, dependent only on the pace of its expansion plans. Take Albemarle Corp.,

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Is There Really “Structural Overcapacity” of EVs & Solar that “the World Cannot Absorb”?

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Again, there were calls for China to address “Structural Overcapacity” that “will lead to Chinese EVs flooding Europe.” Last week, China’s President, Xi Jinping, was in Paris, France. The loudest call came from Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, who said “China continues to massively support its.

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China × Cleantech — April 2021

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On the 23rd of April, José Pontes reported on the sales numbers of the Chinese EV market in March of 2021. Our China x Cleantech series covers top cleantech stories in China each month. EV Sales 11% Plugin Vehicle Share In China! It was a great month, […].

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