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Toray, LG Chem to establish battery separator film joint venture in Hungary

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Toray Industries and LG Chem have agreed to form a battery separator film joint venture in Hungary. LG Chem will invest US$375 million (around ¥43 billion) in Toray Industries Hungary Kft. The Toray Group will continue to develop, manufacture, and supply battery separator film and coating in Japan and Korea.

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Roskill: surge in electrodeposited copper foil projects to meet projected EV demand

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This acceleration in new capacity collectively totals 560 kt—equivalent to a 67% increase in the nameplate industry capacity that existed at the end of 2020 (830kt). From January to May 2021, more than a dozen new projects and expansions have been reported globally, Roskill said.

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New HERE-SBD index identifies EV leaders and laggards in the US and Europe

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Location data and technology company HERE Technologies, in conjunction with SBD Automotive, a global automotive research firm, published an interactive index that shows the developing state of electric vehicle (EV) demand and infrastructure readiness across the United States and Europe.

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SK On may start mass producing LFP batteries for automakers in 2026 – executive – ET Auto

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South Korea’s SK On plans to start mass producing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries as early as 2026 to supply several automakers as it pushes to deliver a lower cost battery chemistry favoured by its Chinese rivals, a senior executive said. SK On has production sites in the United States, South Korea, Hungary, and China.

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IFQC annual ranking of gasoline sulfur standards sees progress around the world; US drops to 46th

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The United States placed 46 th , down two slots. Germany, the first to implement the lowest sulfur level of 10 ppm in 2003, remains atop the ranking, followed by Japan and a six-country tie for third place among Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary and Sweden. Sulfur is found naturally in crude oil.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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At the same time, however, we can already measure solid improvements in productivity and innovation: Since February 2020, some 60 percent of firms in the United Kingdom and in Spain have adopted new digital technologies, and 40 percent of U.K. New businesses came into being at a faster rate in the United States than in previous years.

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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This war will have many long-term consequences, but possibly none more important than its effects on the future of the European energy supply. Rapid severing of Europe’s Russian supplies would create an unprecedented economic and existential emergency on the continent. European gas supplied three-fifths of the continent’s demand.

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