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Cabot launches ENTERA aerogel particles for lithium-ion battery thermal barriers

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ENTERA aerogel particles are thermal insulation additives that provide “ultra-thin” thermal barriers for lithium-ion EV batteries. Cabot Corporation has developed a new ENTERA aerogel particles portfolio with three aerogel products that formulators can incorporate into thermal barrier blankets, pads, sheets, films, foams and coatings.

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New process cheaply extracts copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium from used EV batteries

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Sumitomo Metal Mining has developed a new proprietary process to extract high-grade metals from used EV batteries. The company said its method will remain competitive even if the price of mined lithium falls to around $5 or $6 per kilogram, or if nickel and cobalt prices return to past lows. Source: Nikkei Asia.

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2023 World Battery Industry Expo (WBE) Formerly Asia Battery Sourcing Fair (GBF ASIA)

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2023 World Battery Industry Expo (WBE) Formerly Asia Battery Sourcing Fair (GBF ASIA) Date: August 8th-9th (9:00-17:00); August 10th (9:00-13:00) Venue: China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou Website: [link] China Produced 324GWh of Lithium Batteries in 2021, up by 106% Latest date show that in 2021.

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UK unveils first large-scale lithium refinery to boost EV supply chain

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The UK’s first large-scale merchant lithium refinery has been announced, providing battery grade materials to bolster the electric vehicle (EV), renewable energy and consumer technology supply chains. Green Lithium, a merchant lithium refiner, unveiled Teesport in Middlesbrough as the site for the forthcoming lithium refinery.

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GS Yuasa to add Li-ion EV batteries to its product line

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Japan’s GS Yuasa Automotive is known for lead-acid batteries, for which it claims to have a 70% market share in the Japanese market. The company also makes lithium-ion batteries for standard and plug-in hybrids through Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture with partners including Mitsubishi and Honda.

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Umicore expands its EV battery materials production with CAM and pCAM plant in Ontario

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Umicore , a Belgian metal technology company, is building a 35 GWh equivalent battery materials production plant in Loyalist, Ontario, for the North American EV battery industry. The federal and provincial governments have agreed to directly provide Umicore with €1.27 billion in co-funding.

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EV lithium consumption in Q3 2022 up 70% over last year

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In Q3 2022, more than 77,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) were deployed in the cells of recently sold passenger plug-in vehicles globally, 70% more than was deployed in the same period the year before, according to Adamas Intelligence.

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