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JULY 11, 2019

The core components for electric cars are developed and produced for the new electric vehicles at the Volkswagen Group Components plants: the electric drive comes from Kassel; the Salzgitter plant supplies its colleagues in Hessen with rotors and stators. 3 start-up marks a milestone for our Group. The success of the ID.3

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MARCH 23, 2022

The Volkswagen Group and Salzgitter AG—which have been partners for more than 60 years— signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which Volkswagen will become one of the first customers for the low-CO 2 steel that Salzgitter AG plans to produce on a new production route at its headquarters in Lower Saxony from the end of 2025.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Magna has secured new business from General Motors (GM) to supply battery enclosures on the all-new 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV. We have been able to leverage our expertise to supply battery enclosures—a product for which we see strong potential going forward. F150 Lightning battery enclosure.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Neste and CIM, part of NOVEN Group in France, the leading independent French group of companies providing oil storage and supply services, are collaborating to enable the supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel into France. CIM, import terminal at Le Havre.

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DECEMBER 3, 2022

The BMW Group is commencing production of its BMW iX5 Hydrogen model. Fuel cells don’t require any critical raw materials such as cobalt, lithium or nickel either, so by investing in this type of drive system we are also strengthening the geopolitical resilience of the BMW Group.

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APRIL 20, 2023

BMW is testing the use of renewable HVO100 renewable diesel for parts delivery in Germany. They commute between the BMW Group Supply Centre in Eching, just north of Munich, to deliver warehouse parts to the plant in the city for production—a round trip of a good 40 km each time.

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BMW Renewable Diesel Parts 221

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) approved the funding application for the consortium research project HyCET (Hydrogen Combustion Engine Trucks) led by the BMW Group. The other HyCET project partners are DEUTZ AG, DHL Freight GmbH, KEYOU GmbH, TotalEnergies Marketing Deutschland GmbH and Volvo Group.

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MAY 19, 2023

The virtual ground-breaking for a new assembly site for high-voltage batteries also took place as part of the anniversary celebrations. —Milan Nedeljković The BMW Group has had a presence in the Chinese market since 1994 and founded the BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture in May 2003. BBA is investing RMB 10 billion (US$1.4

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BMW China Battery Batteries 457

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OCTOBER 27, 2018

The BMW Group’s Dingolfing plant in Germany will supply the batteries for the all-electric MINI to be built in late 2019 in Oxford, South England. The batteries for the vehicle will come from the new battery production facility in Dingolfing; the electric motors from the neighboring BMW Group plant in Landshut. Plant 02.20

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MAY 21, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) entered into an agreement with the State of Georgia to build its first dedicated full electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facilities in the US. Non-affiliated Hyundai Motor Group suppliers will invest approximately another $1 billion in the project. billion by 2025 to foster future mobility in the U.S,

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

To reduce natural resource usage and its trucks’ environmental impact, Renault Trucks (part of the Volvo Group) is taking steps to transition its industrial operations to a circular-economy approach. At this new industrial facility located in Vénissieux, the brand’s trucks will be dismantled , and their parts reused.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The BMW Group is building a high-voltage battery assembly for the vehicles of the NEUE KLASSE at its site in Hungary. The close link between battery assembly and vehicle production is part of our strategy. The close link between battery assembly and vehicle production is part of our strategy.

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BMW Battery Batteries Hungary 417

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The BMW Group will begin sourcing aluminum produced using solar electricity with immediate effect. That is why the BMW Group plans to source aluminum produced with green power in the long term—enabling it to avoid approximately 2.5 The BMW Group is now taking the next logical step by sourcing aluminum produced with green power.

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MARCH 24, 2021

As part of a pilot project, Audi is procuring 20-inch wheels for the Audi e-tron GT electric car that are made from low-CO 2 emission aluminum supplied by Alcoa to RONAL GROUP, the wheel’s manufacturer. The site has been supplied with renewable energy since 2020.

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MAY 13, 2023

Under a new contract, China-based Gotion High-Tech will supply Volkswagen with LFP cells outside China. Gotion began supplying LFP cells to Volkswagen China in early 2022. The cells adopt the same design and specifications as those for the Chinese market, and are aimed at Volkswagen Group's full range of new energy vehicles.

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DECEMBER 5, 2021

British Airways and Phillips 66 Limited have entered into a multi-year supply agreement for sustainable aviation fuel produced at the Phillips 66 Humber Refinery, making the airline the first in the world to use SAF produced in the UK. The SAF will be supplied to British Airways to power a number of its flights from early 2022.

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Supplies Fuel Waste Carbon 321

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion will go to 11 projects in the materials separation and processing segment of the supply chain. Anovion , Scaling the Domestic, US Owned and Operated Anode Supply Chain for Synthetic Graphite, $117,000,000. It will produce enough material to supply more than 250,000 electric vehicles annually. Of that, $1.6

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Parts Battery Batteries Lithium Ion 459

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group officially broke ground today on Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) LLC’s new manufacturing plant at the Bryan County Mega site. HMGMA will create more than 8,100 jobs over the next few years as the company aims to establish a stable supply chain for EV battery and other EV components in the US market.

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Hyundai America Motoring Motor 243

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Qorvo, a global provider of connectivity and power solutions, and SK Siltron CSS, a semiconductor wafer manufacturer, finalized a multi-year supply agreement for silicon carbide (SiC) bare and epitaxial wafers.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Groupe Renault is creating the REFACTORY in Flins, the first European circular economy site dedicated to mobility. The ReFactory aims to achieve a negative carbon balance by 2030—an objective in line with the Group’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050.

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JUNE 28, 2023

The BMW Group broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina. The BMW Group Plant Woodruff will produce sixth-generation batteries to supply fully electric vehicles at nearby BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg. Visualization of the BMW Group Plant Woodruff. Earlier post.)

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South Carolina BMW Battery Batteries 195

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MAY 25, 2023

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed delivery of an ammonia fuel supply system for large, low-speed two-stroke marine engines, to Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG), a manufacturer of marine engines.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

BMW’s press shop in Dingolfing—the largest of the BMW Group worldwide—is the first in which all aluminum sheet waste is separated and recycled to make it reusable for industry. The BMW Group has invested around €6.5 Aluminum recycling at the BMW Group plant in Dingolfing. automotive plant.

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JUNE 21, 2022

Renault Group and Minth Group, a leading global automotive supplier, signed a memorandum of understanding for the creation of a France-based joint venture to produce battery casings. The joint venture will locate this high-tech activity at the Ruitz plant in Renault ElectriCity and will supply ElectriCity Douai and Maubeuge plants.

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Battery Batteries France Installation 199

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JULY 13, 2022

Renault Group and Vitesco Technologies teams will define the products and assembly processes of this "One Box" by integrating the latest technologies to ensure the best level of competitiveness in terms of performance and cost.

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MAY 3, 2023

SK On, a leading electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with US graphite company Westwater Resources (WWR) as part of efforts to strengthen its battery raw material supply chain in North America following the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

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JANUARY 19, 2021

Rolls-Royce is supplying two mtu 16V 4000 M55RN gas engines to Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard for the construction of the first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-hybrid powered tug. The new engines are part of Rolls-Royce’s Green and High-Tech program. This is the first LNG-hybrid tug to be powered by mtu gas engines.

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Gas Engine Hybrid Supplies 418

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JUNE 18, 2021

The BMW Group has created a closed-loop material cycle for tungsten used in drill and milling bits for industrial machinery used in producing cars; the company is collecting old drill and milling bits at its plants in Germany and Austria for recycling. These drill and milling bits are already being used at BMW Group plants.

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APRIL 9, 2022

The BMW Group will use cast aluminum wheels produced with 100% green power for its BMW and MINI brands from 2024 onwards. For the BMW Group, this is another step towards its goal of creating the most sustainable supply chain in the automotive industry.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

announced that its MEG Group, through its joint venture with iUnicorn, has finalized its first order of EV Taxis for the city of Chengdu. The EV Taxis are supplied by Geely Auto Group and the financing for the vehicles was provided locally by Sichuan Tianfu Bank Co Ltd. Ideanomics Inc. —Alf Poor, CEO of Ideanomics.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

The BMW Group is systematically pursuing its goal of significantly reducing CO 2 emissions at their source in the supply chain. The BMW Group has now reached an agreement to this effect with the Swedish startup H2 Green Steel (H2GS), which uses hydrogen and only green power from renewable energies for steel production.

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JUNE 26, 2023

Saudi Arabia has cut a number of deals recently that coud make the country’s lithiu-ion supply chain the most developed in the Middle East, according to an analysis by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company will supply feedstock in the form of decant oil. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Volkswagen Group Components, with its partner eClassics, is presenting a holistic concept for the subsequent electrification of the historic Volkswagen Beetle. The conversion exclusively uses new parts they have mutually agreed on from the series production of Volkswagen Group Components.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

As part of its electromobility expansion, the BMW Group is deepening its existing business relationship with Ganfeng Lithium based in Jiangxi (China). The two companies have signed a 5-year (2020 - 2024) supply contract for the lithium needed as a key raw material for battery cells.

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MARCH 5, 2021

Korea-based SK Group will invest about 18 trillion won (US$16.4 In the first phase, SK E&S, SK Group’s hydrogen business promotion company, will invest about 500 billion won (US$446 million) to build a liquefied hydrogen (LH2) production plant with a production capacity of 30,000 tonnes of liquefied hydrogen.

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Hydrogen Production Vietnam Supplies 376

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AUGUST 23, 2023

Germany-based RENK Group, a manufacturer of mission-critical drive technologies, is supplying three high-speed special gear units via RENK-Maag GmbH , a group company, for compressors for the production of green steel to Siemens Energy Compressors GmbH as part of the “SALCOS” (Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking) project of the Salzgitter AG steel group.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The BMW Group intends to source aluminum with significantly reduced CO 2 emissions from Rio Tinto’s hydro-powered operations in Canada starting in 2024 and has signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect. In the supply chain of a mid-sized fully-electric vehicle around a quarter of the CO 2 emissions are attributable to aluminum.

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