India's hidden urban mines are going to landfills: Why e-waste needs a second life
As smartphones, laptops, televisions, electric vehicles, and household appliances become an integral part of modern life, electronic waste (e-waste) is emerging as one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams. Yet, every discarded electronic device contains more than just obsolete technology—it...
Stricter fines, greater scope for innovation: Hungary targets cleaner practices in battery manufacturing
Hungary will raise the maximum fine for serious environmental violations by large manufacturers to 5 billion forints (USD 16 million) under new measures to strengthen environmental oversight across industries, including EV battery manufacturing, recycling, and decommissioning. The changes come as...
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China’s NEVs production falls 37% YoY in November
China’s production of automobiles came in at 2.59 million units in November. This was up 13% month-on-month and 3.8% year-on-year, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said on Tuesday, 10 December 2019. Auto sales in China stood at 2.46 million units in November, with a...
China’s new energy vehicle sales slumped in November by 41.7% Y-o-Y
China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) sales in November fell year-on-year by 41.7 per cent to 79,000 units, as reported by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on Monday, December 9. This marks the fifth consecutive month of decline in new energy vehicle sales since the sharp cut on NEV subsidies...
China continues it push on electromobility; EVs to account for 25% of annual new LCV sales in 2025
Despite the continuous drop in sales of electrified vehicles after the subsidy cut in June, Beijing continued its push on the automakers towards building more electric vehicles. The message was conveyed in the draft “development” plan of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for the...
BMW invests 400 million euros in Dingolfing plant for highly automated electric vehicles production
According to a recent report, the BMW group is investing 400 million euros in restructuring its Dingolfing vehicle plant for the production of electric vehicles, including the highly automated BMW iNEXT. The update of the plant should be done by 2021 and the BMW iNEXT will be the first pure...
Nippon Light Metal Georgia to build aluminium auto parts factory in north-western Georgia
US based auto parts supplier Nippon Light Metal Georgia (NLMGA) plans to build a US$50 million factory in north-western Georgia. Governor Brian P. Kemp and the state economic development officials from Georgia announced it last Thursday. The company, which makes aluminium automotive components,...
PSA Group China to have electrified versions of all its new and retooled cars in 2020
PSA Group will start offering electrified versions of all new and retooled gasoline models in 2020, to be built at Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile. This is driven by the government’s push towards electrification. The first one to go on sale will be its next-generation Peugeot-badged 2008 with...
Gränges agrees to buy Aluminium Konin for 2.3 billion Swedish crowns
Gränges, a global leader in aluminium engineering, manufacturing and innovation, has reportedly agreed to buy Polish aluminium producer Aluminium Konin for 2.3 billion Swedish crowns ($239 million). The news came after the company announced on Thursday, November 28, while also saying that this deal...
Auto sector representatives expect China’s NEV market to pick up in 2020
Auto sector representatives expect China’s new energy vehicle market to pick up in 2020 as automakers roll out new products. They reiterated the need for supportive government policies. China implemented production quota for automakers to support NEVs. Sales of NEVs- plug-in hybrids,...
Morris Commercial unveils electric JE Van at Design Museum in London
Morris Commercial has reportedly revealed 2.5-tonne electric JE Van at the Design Museum in London. The Worcestershire-based manufacturer says the van will have a 60kWh lithium-ion battery of a range of around 200 miles and 1-tonne payload. Inspired by the original 1948 Morris J-Type van, the new...
China’s NEVs production declined 9.6% M-o-M in October: NBS
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China’s new energy vehicles production in October stood at 85,000 units, down 9.6 per cent from a month before and 39.7 per cent from the same period last year. In the first ten months, the new energy vehicles output in China amounted to 961,000...
China’s NEV sales down 45.4% YoY, but up 1% MoM in October
China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) data shows that China’s wholesale new energy vehicle (NEV) sales declined 45.4% from a year ago to 66,000 units in October. This marked the fourth consecutive month of decline since the latest subsidy cuts took effect in late June. Wholesale sales of NEVs in...
Opportunities for Middle-Eastern Aluminium Suppliers: The Matmatch Perspective
In this article, Ben Smye, Head of Growth at materials platform Matmatch, outlines some of the challenges and opportunities for aluminium suppliers in the coming years. For many decades, steel was the material of choice in the world’s largest industries. But in recent years, increasing demand for...
Thailand-based SakunC Innovation Co to deliver lightweight aluminium electric minibuses in Q1 2020
SakunC Innovation Co, expertise in building boats and vehicles with lightweight aluminium, will reportedly deliver the first batch of 208 units of electric minibuses to local customers in the first quarter of 2020. Marketed by the SakunC brand, the vehicle is priced at 2.3 million a unit, said...
HPA startup FYI Resources produces 99.99% high purity alumina at its Cadoux pilot plant in West Australia
Aussie alumina startup FYI Resources has produced high purity alumina (HPA) during pilot testing at its Cadoux plant. Trial production at the company's kaolin prospect yielded a 99.99 per cent average purity grade. After the results, the company intends to transform the pilot production at the...
Moves to reduce plastic packaging paving path for increasing use of aluminium: Emilio Braghi, Novelis
The European head of Novelis has reportedly pointed out that moves to reduce plastic packaging as a measure to protect the environment have started increasing the demand for aluminium packaging. Also, the trend towards electric cars is bolstering the demand for aluminium, according to world’s...
Beijing plans to replace gas-powered taxis with electric cars, aiming at boosting NEV sales
Shanghai Metals Market reports that China is speeding up the development of new energy vehicles, as Beijing and other major cities have announced plans to replace gas-powered taxis with electric cars in the next few years, as part of an initiative to boost NEV sales and reduce pollution. The...
China's new vehicle sales may plunge 8% YoY in 2019 to 26 million: CAAM
Slowing economic growth and strict vehicle emission rules may bring down China’s new vehicle sales to 26 million in 2019 registering a drop of about 8 per cent YoY. This will be second consecutive yearly drop for the world’s biggest auto market. The sales drop forecast by Fu Bingfeng, executive...
TES to set up a new $20 million lithium-ion batteries recycling facility in Singapore
TES, the global electronic waste recycler, will reportedly open a new facility for recycling lithium-ion batteries in Singapore, said Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Koh Poh Koon on Wednesday, October 30. "This is an exciting development as the use of batteries for grid-related...
