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BATTERIES: Johnson Controls and Toshiba partner to bring leading automakers low-voltage lithium-ion solutions; dual-battery systems

  • Date: 28-11-18
  • Category: BATTERIES
  • Source: Green Car Congress

Johnson Controls Power Solutions and Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation have partnered to deliver low-voltage lithium-ion solutions to meet automaker demands for improved efficiency, lower costs and less complexity.

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AUTO PRODUCTION: Honda drops diesels in Europe in electric push

Honda is axing its diesel cars in Europe as it adds full-electric and hybrid powertrains in a green technology push.

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JEWELLERY: China’s growth slows, as does tourist spending at Tiffany

  • Date: 28-11-18
  • Category: JEWELLERY
  • Source: Seattle Times

There was something missing at the luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. in recent months: Chinese tourists. While the company said Wednesday that third-quarter revenue rose 4 percent to just above $1 billion, industry analysts were anticipating a bigger boost. Some of that unexpected drag has occurred as tourists, particularly Chinese tourists, pull back on spending in places like New York and Hong Kong.

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EMISSIONS: India's Delhi gov't plans switching to e-vehicles to curb air pollution

  • Date: 28-11-18
  • Category: EMISSIONS
  • Source: Xinhuanet

NEW DELHI, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Delhi plans to have at least 25 percent of its total vehicles electric-run by 2023. The local government is learnt to have drafted an e-vehicle policy offering a slew of incentives, and subsidies for making e-vehicles attractive for customers, and also building a charging-infrastructure in the city.

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SFA OXFORD: NEW quarterly platinum-group metals market outlook report to be released on Friday

  • Date: 27-11-18
  • Category: SFA OXFORD
  • Source: SFA (Oxford)

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PGM SUPPLY: Tharisa, AMCU agree to two-year wage deal

  • Date: 27-11-18
  • Category: PGM SUPPLY
  • Source: Mining Weekly

JSE- and LSE-listed Tharisa has reached a two-year wage agreement with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) at the Tharisa platinum group metals and chrome mine, near Rustenburg.

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ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe sees no radical change for platinum, diamond ownership

  • Date: 27-11-18
  • Category: ZIMBABWE
  • Source: Mining Weekly

LONDON – Zimbabwe does not plan to change its ownership rules for diamonds and platinum, its mining minister said on Monday, denting hopes among some miners the country will open up ownership as it announces mineral frameworks in coming weeks.

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JEWELLERY: The consumption of gold jewelry is stable, and the k-gold and 3D hard gold are becoming new highlights of consumption

  • Date: 27-11-18
  • Category: JEWELLERY
  • Source: Jewellery.org

By the end of September 2018, shenzhen jewelry industry has more than 5,000 legal person registered enterprises, more than 15,000 individual industrial and commercial businesses, about 30 wholesale markets for large and small jewelry transactions, about 150 billion yuan of industrial manufacturing and processing value, 45 billion yuan of wholesale and retail trade value, and more than 150,000 industrial workers. Shenzhen's annual physical delivery of gold and platinum accounted for 70% of the ph

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