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Blencowe Resources forms battery-grade partnership at Orom-Cross @BlencoweRes #LSE #BRES. Blencowe Resources PLC (LSE:BRES) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) over a battery-grade graphite production facility in Uganda with Singapore group Triessence and an unnamed Asia-based SPG and Anode material producer (SPG Partner). The MoU is the first step towards a joint venture for a graphite beneficiation facility in the country producing 99.95% purified graphite for lithium-ion batteries, according to its statement. To be based near Blencowe’s Orom-Cross graphite project, a facility to upgrade 96% graphite concentrate to high-value battery-ready 99.95%... http://ow.ly/jaQk105HJrQ

On 4 June, our Managing Director and CEO, Cris Moreno, delivered the keynote address at the Australian Ambassador’s welcome dinner hosted by the German Australian Business Council e.V. In his speech, Cris emphasised the necessity of stronger trade policies between like-minded nations for critical raw materials, highlighting that Australia and Germany are ideally suited as trade partners in the green transition. The future of collaborative efforts was bolstered on 28 May with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Australia and Germany on critical raw materials. The MoU aims to foster partnerships and ensure a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials for Germany. In addition, this initiative is especially timely, coinciding with the European Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) that took effect on 23 May. Vulcan is at the forefront of these ambitions, aiming to deliver Europe’s first sustainable, fully domestic lithium supply chain from Europe, for Europe. We warmly welcome Her Excellency Natasha Smith, Australia’s Ambassador to Germany, to this significant endeavour. Media release: https://bit.ly/4aOS9ga MoU: https://bit.ly/3V9LSFV Photo credit (c) Jens Braune del Angel. Sabine Pittrof Vanessa Rehn #RenewableEnergy#Sustainability#ZEROCARBON #LITHIUM™ #Project #Energytransition #Mobilitytransition #Geothermalenergy #ERLG #batteries #ElectricVehicles #Directlithiumextraction #CRMA #CriticalRawMaterialsAct

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗕 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮, 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮  First Ammonia is proud to announce a milestone in its Series B round with investments from a group of global investors including the Development Bank of Japan Inc.-affiliated company Mercuria Holdings and Tokyo-based investment company Manies Group. The Series B investments will launch the fabrication of First Ammonia’s next generation green ammonia plant, which will deploy Topsoe’s solid oxide electrolyzer cells (SOEC) integrated with an ammonia loop to maximize the ammonia output with the lowest possible electricity input. This Series B brings First Ammonia closer to FID at its flagship facility at the Port of Victoria, Texas, on which First Ammonia has partnered closely with Uniper as part of the global effort to reduce GHG emissions. While the Topsoe and Uniper partnerships have established First Ammonia’s transatlantic ties, these Series B investments establish First Ammonia’s transpacific ties to Japan and the larger Asia-Pacific region. Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/ec8JgvzH

We have today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC). This strategic partnership aims to support JOGMEC’s efforts to secure cleaner metals from the Kabanga Nickel Project for the Japanese battery industry. Full details here: https://lnkd.in/ern7p_54 Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) U.S. International Development Finance Corporation #LifezoneMetals #LZM #HydrometTechnology #Hydromet #CleanEnergy #BatteryMetals #Nickel #Copper #Cobalt #PGMs #Sustainability #Japan #US #Tanzania #Innovation #GreenTech #Investing #SustainableMining #BatteryRevolution #GreenFuture #CleanEnergy #InvestmentOpportunity #NYSE #CriticalMetals #EVs #Electrification

We have today published our results, and I am very proud of our team’s work in the quarter. Business area Ferrochrome’s adjusted EBITDA was EUR 22 million at the same level as in the previous quarter, and deliveries increased by 20%. The political strikes in Finland impacted our profitability negatively by approximately EUR 10 million. We see the ferrochrome market improving – it started to pick up in the beginning of the year and strengthened further during Q2 2024. Our position has strengthened as we own the only chromium mine in the EU area with the lowest carbon footprint globally. We continue our progress towards carbon neutrality at the Kemi mine by 2025 – further completion of our strategic projects is expected by end of the year. Besides biofuels, the two other main factors to reach carbon neutrality at the Kemi mine are the utilization of carbon-free electricity, replacing natural gas and propane gas with biogas in heating and mining machinery electrification. We are very proud to operate the world’s most sustainable ferrochrome operations. Read more of our Q2 in our report. : : https://lnkd.in/dSPnZrBx #Outokumpu #financialresults #stainlesssteel #ferrochrome 

#ICYMI: Last week, it was reported that Advario Asia Pacific, VFlowTech and JTC Corporation have signed an MoU to collaborate on a vanadium flow battery of up to 40MWh capacity. The project will be located on Jurong Island in Singapore. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday, 22 October. "The three parties will explore using Advario's tank infrastructure to scale VFlow’s VFB technology up to 40MWh, about 25 times its current capacity. This is equivalent to powering over 3,000 4-room Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats daily." Jurong Island is considered the powerhouse of Singapore, as it is the 8th largest exporter of chemicals in the world and serves as the base of operations for over 100 international chemical and energy companies. As the level of operations continues to expand, Jurong Island requires large amounts of energy to meet production demands. https://lnkd.in/gu3QPYhK #vanadium #VFB #renewableenergy PR Newswire

The transformative shifts in the global petrochemical market and the profound implications for the GCC and China are now focal points on the global stage: Their strategic collaboration is not only contributing to economic growth but also playing a pivotal role in the global energy transition. Read the full article for insights into the dynamics of the GCC petrochemical industry, regulatory frameworks, sustainability initiatives, and the exploration of technology transfer for reshaping the China-GCC partnership. #ChemicalIndustry #GCC #China #Sustainability #EnergyTransition

NERSA has explained this decision very well, the thoughtful commercial application relating to our energy security will be welcomed by many. In addition, it creates employment opportunities the ripples effects of which can only be good for our economy. I believe it is critical for investment in the distribution network, and is encumbant on the distribution company to use the fee charged for using the distribution network to be invested in infrastructure development. Economic security is based on energy security, and one of the challenges will be ensuring distribution can keep pace with demand and generation.

An interesting webinar on carbon footprints. An important guidance document to standardize calculations of the carbon footprint of lithium, especially in these times when climate change and the carbon footprint are part of global discussions.

“We are above indicators in a context where the European chemical industry is facing its most severe economic recession in the last 6 decades: demand is decreasing, investments are moving to other regions, and energy and gas prices are 400 percent higher than in the USA, China, and the Arab Countries. In Europe, chemical plants that continue operations are running at half capacity, and 26 of them have closed permanently (75,000 employees have been laid off). In this context, on February 20, together with 72 other industry leaders, we signed the ‘Antwerp Declaration’ – an urgent call for the revitalization of the European industry, the consolidation of basic industrial sectors, and ensuring their competitiveness and resilience in the context of geopolitical changes. It is now understood, after 2 years of misinformation, that without industry, Europe will collapse! We hope that the 10 proposals of the declaration will materialize into laws that will then be correctly implemented,” said Dr. Ștefan Vuza, President of CHIMCOMPLEX . https://lnkd.in/da7S67mg