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Sepion Technologies opens coating facility for lithium-metal EV batteries in North America

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Sepion Technologies , a manufacturer of EV batteries, has opened a separator coating facility for lithium-metal batteries for EVs. “The opening of our lithium-metal separator coating facility represents a major leap forward in our production capacity,” said Zahid Shafi, VP of Operations at Sepion.

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Swedish EV battery maker raises $1.2B to expand to North America

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Northvolt, a Swedish producer of lithium-ion batteries, has raised around $1.2 billion from BlackRock and various Canadian pension plans to build new factories in North America and Europe, according to report from Reuters. If Northvolt builds in the U.S., […]

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GM and Lithium Americas to develop lithium production through $650-million investment

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General Motors and Lithium Americas plan to jointly invest in the development of the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada, which the companies call “the largest known source of lithium in the US.” GM plans to use lithium carbonate from Thacker Pass in its proprietary Ultium battery cells.

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American Battery Factory and First Phosphate to produce LFP cathode active material in North America

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American Battery Factory (ABF) has partnered with Canadian mineral development company First Phosphate to produce more than 40,000 tons of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material (CAM) annually for the battery storage sector in North America. Source: American Battery Factory

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Li-Metal completes concept study for commercial-scale lithium metal plant

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Li-Metal , a Canada-based developer of lithium metal technologies, has completed a concept study for a commercial North American lithium metal production facility with an annual capacity of up to 1,000 tonnes. Li-Metal expects its plant to require approximately 5,600 tonnes of lithium carbonate per year.

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Smackover lithium prospect called one of the largest lithium brine resources in North America

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Galvanic Energy has announced some results from an independent evaluation of its Smackover Formation—a 120,000-acre lithium prospect in Arkansas. According to Galvanic Energy, the “resource report has validated Galvanic Energy’s Smackover prospect as one of the largest lithium brine resources in North America.”.

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Sayona Mining and Piedmont Lithium restart North American Lithium (NAL) project

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Australia-based lithium producers Sayona Mining and Piedmont Lithium say they have successfully restarted production of commercial spodumene concentrate at their jointly owned NAL project in Quebec, Canada, at a cost of $80 million. Source: Piedmont Lithium

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