Lithium-ion Battery Market Growing Demand, Globally
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NOVEMBER 1, 2022
The global lithium-ion battery market is expected to grow at a noteworthy CAGR of over 18.9% over the forecast period 2022 to 2030.
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Breakthrough technology for lithium manufacture
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JANUARY 6, 2023
As global effort to fight climate change intensifies, the challenge for battery manufacturers and their supply chains is to find ways to meet the rapidly growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Each EV lithium-ion battery pack contains around 8 kg of lithium, and last year global lithium production was 100 000 tons.
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Lithium supplier Livent has announced an agreement to boost its ownership of a lithium hydroxide development project called Nemaska Lithium to 50%. Nemaska is strategically located to serve growing lithium demand in North America and Europe.”. Source: Livent.
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Deal will supply drives to the world’s largest battery recycling facility
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The plant will process end-of-life lithium batteries from sectors such as auomotive. Since 2017, ABB has delivered electrification and automation equipment to power Northvolt’s Ett gigafactory for lithium-ion batteries in Sweden. ” The Revolt Ett site.
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Battery recycling plant at Port of Rotterdam to open in 2022
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TES, a provider of sustainable technology lifecycle services, has taken over a recycling facility at the Port Of Rotterdam , Europe’s largest seaport, from Battery Recycling Services Netherlands. TES plans to focus the facility on the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The TES project in Rotterdam is exactly that.
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SQM and Circulor partner to provide end-to-end lithium traceability for the EV battery supply chain
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Traceability —the ability to document the sources of raw materials and components—is becoming a critical concern in the battery field as regulators incorporate country-of-origin requirements into new programs such as the EU Battery Regulation and the US Clean Vehicle Tax Credit.
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Li-ion battery pack prices rise for first time, to $151/kWh
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Lithium-ion battery prices have been dropping for so long that industry players and pundits tend to factor ever-cheaper cells into their predictions, and many have made (dubious) comparisons to Moore’s Law, one of the core tenets of the computer industry. Prices for LFP-based packs rose 27% in 2022.
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Will Lithium Follow The ‘Super-Cycle’ Of Mining?
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Exxon Mobil plans to produce lithium in Arkansas
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Exxon Mobil is targeting a different segment of the EV ecosystem—the oil giant has announced plans to set up a lithium production facility in Arkansas. Be that as it may, Exxon has the expertise and the capital to become a major player as the industry scrambles to establish sources of lithium in North America. Source: New York Times
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Soaring raw material prices could reverse the decline in EV battery costs
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We EVangelists have gotten used to smugly pointing to the steadily declining costs of batteries (and renewable energy), but thanks to the recent surge in raw material prices, that positive trend could slow, or even go into reverse, according to a recent Reuters report. Lithium prices have also risen, more than doubling since the end of 2021.
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The Challenges Posed By Rising Lithium Prices
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Zinc Battery Startup Eos Kept Afloat in a Lithium-Ion World. Is It Ready for the Public Markets?
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EV Metals Group clears the way to build a battery material processing plant in Saudi Arabia
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GM expands its battery tech development at new Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center
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India emerges as global Li-Ion battery market leader
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Shortage of battery-grade graphite could slow down EV adoption
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EU battery skills programme touts 50,000 course completion milestone
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LG invests $1.4 billion into first US cylindrical battery plant
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Li-Cycle to build battery recycling facility in Alabama
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Ameresco to supply 537 MW/2 GWh battery storage to support California grid
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Honda EV investment the culmination of years of government leadership, securing Canada’s place as an EV heavyweight
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Honda will bring to Ontario new manufacturing activities and jobs in the three highest value parts of the EV battery supply chain: battery materials production, battery cell manufacturing, and EV assembly. “The investment will be supported by both federal and Ontario government contributions of up to $2.5 billion each.
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E-magy raises €20.5 million to scale nano-porous silicon anode material
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Euro Manganese’s metal validated for Nano One’s cathode production process
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Fortum launches li-ion recycling hub in Germany
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