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Toyota Claims It Can Halve the Size, Cost and Weight of EV Batteries

Toyota thinks it will be able to produce solid-state batteries for electric vehicles as early as 2027, according to the Financial Times.

Longueuil, Canada. June 2013. Photo: iStock.com/KMoFoto

Foxconn Investing $250M to Build Two Factories in Vietnam

A planned $200 million factory will reportedly be finished by January 2025 while construction on a different $46 million plant will be completed by October 2024.

Shanghai, China. February 2022. Photo: iStock.com/Robert Way

Panasonic Executive Says the Company Needs More Battery Plants

Panasonic “will need to build" about four more factories to achieve a sharp boost in its battery capacity, according to CTO Shoichiro Watanabe.

Mountain View, California. September 2020. Photo: iStock.com/Sundry Photography

China Jumps Ahead in the Rush to Secure Lithium From Africa

The U.S. is also examining options for raw materials supply from Africa, but so far has only a few tentative plans, including preliminary cooperation agreements with the DRC and Zambia.

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China Curbs Exports of Key Computer Chip Materials

The announcement comes just days before a high-stakes trip to Beijing by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

Gallium stones. Photo: iStock.com/Wirestock

Element 25 Agrees to Supply GM with Manganese Sulfate

GM will loan E25 $85 million to partially fund the construction of a new battery-grade manganese sulfate processing facility located in Louisiana.

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European Gasoline Shipments to U.S. Ease Just as Stockpiles Shrink

European gasoline and blending component cargoes to the U.S. are poised to drop to a three-month low in June, with volumes likely to be about 350,000 barrels a day.

Munich, Germany. March 2023. Photo: Miguel Villagran/Getty Images

France’s Imerys and British Lithium Team Up on U.K. Mine

The U.K.’s Critical Minerals Association said U.K. miners “rarely receive interest or funding from private finance, and government funds don’t provide enough financing to truly aid projects.”

Australia. August 2018. Photo: Bloomberg

U.K. Considers Nationalization of Thames Water as Crisis Escalates

Thames’ bonds tumbled on June 28, just one day after CEO Sarah Bentley suddenly stepped down from her position amid concerns over the firm's financial stability.

A Thames Water employee works at the site of a leak in London. Photo: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

Sen. Tillis Co-Introduces Legislation to Limit the Department of Energy's Power

Under the proposed law, all U.S. distribution transformers would be required to shift from industry-standard grain-oriented electrical steel cores to amorphous steel cores.

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Hydrogen Production Project Awarded €20M Grant by European Commission

The HOPE project aims to develop, build and operate the first 10 MW hydrogen production unit off the coast of Belgium by 2026.

Photo: iStock.com/Khaosai Wongnatthakan

China's CATL in Talks to Build EV Battery Recycling Sites in Europe

The company is also seeking partners to set up recycling sites in North America, said chief manufacturing officer Ni Jun June 28.

Fujian Province, China. June 2020. Photo: Bloomberg

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