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SOUTH AFRICA: Platinum 3D printing to be first project of new Platinum Valley SEZ

  • Date: 29-07-19
  • Category: SOUTH AFRICA
  • Source: Mining Weekly

Platinum three dimensional (3D) printing will be the first project finalised at South Africa’s new Platinum Valley Special Economic Zone (SEZ) that is being launched to add value to platinum group metals (PGMs) locally.

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BATTERIES: European Tesla Gigafactory Production Should Begin In 2021 Says Musk

  • Date: 29-07-19
  • Category: BATTERIES
  • Source: Inside EVs

Tesla has entered the final stretch of construction on the third Gigafactory located in Shanghai, China. Production costs are expected to be much lower for every Tesla Model 3 coming out of China. Despite this, European-bound Tesla production will not be coming out of this new factory.

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Electric Vehicles Create Opportunities in Mining

The natural resources sector has seen considerable highs and lows in recent years. When China was experiencing significant economic growth, it created a sustained period of high demand for raw materials, which started to fall away as the pace of that growth slowed. Investors may have been left with a lingering sense that the sector is just too unpredictable.

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NICKEL SULPHATE: KG ENERCHEM Secures Umicore as Its Customer

KG ENERCHEM stated that it signed a contract with Umicore, cathode material manufacturer in Belgium ranked second in the world, regarding supply of nickel sulfate.

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PGM PROJECTS: JSE an option for capital-hungry Ivanplats

  • Date: 29-07-19
  • Category: PGM PROJECTS
  • Source: Business Live

A new platinum listing may be on the cards for the JSE as Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines subsidiary Ivanplats raises capital towards the $1.5bn needed to bring a large mine into production.

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AUTO SALES: JATO: Euro car market drops 7.9% in June; SUV demand slows; Tesla posts highest market share gain

  • Date: 26-07-19
  • Category: AUTO SALES
  • Source: Green Car Congress

The European car market dropped in June 2019 as 1.49 million vehicles were registered—down by 7.9% on the same time last year, according to data from JATO. It was the biggest monthly drop so far in 2019, as only four out of the 27 markets included in JATO’s analysis posted growth but counted for a marginal 2.6% of total registrations. SUV registrations totalled 556,400 units during the month, up by only 0.7% compared to the 552,500 units of June 2018.

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AUTO SALES: China auto group cuts 2019 sales forecast to a 5% drop

  • Date: 26-07-19
  • Category: AUTO SALES
  • Source: Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s biggest auto industry association has cut its sales forecast for this year due to slowing economic growth, and now expects sales to fall for the second year running.

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POLLUTION: A Dead End for Fossil Fuel in Europe’s City Centers

  • Date: 26-07-19
  • Category: POLLUTION
  • Source: Bloomberg

Ever since Volkswagen AG was found out in 2015 to be rigging engines, harmful car emissions have come under intense scrutiny from consumers and regulators. Municipalities in Europe have been pushing to get diesel cars, in particular, out of inner cities. Come 2024, a diesel car won’t get you around Paris or Madrid as the capitals ban all passenger vehicles running on the fuel.

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