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The Next Chips to Transform EVs Could Be Made From Wood
10Dec By adminNo Comments
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The Next Chips to Transform EVs Could Be Made From Wood

Listen to article(2 minutes)ADELAIDE, Australia—Ivan Williams reckons he can help to break China’s dominance of a key ingredient of electric-vehicle batteries. To do so, he has been collecting wood chips from sawmills around the world.At a test plant in New Zealand’s picturesque Marlborough wine region, Williams and his team feed the wood chips into machines that turn out a form of synthetic graphite. He says the engineered material is as pure as synthetic graphite made from fossil fuels, which is mostly produced in China and can account for as much as half of the weight of a lithium-ion battery.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The Next Chips to Transform EVs Could Be Made From Wood
9Dec By adminNo Comments
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The Next Chips to Transform EVs Could Be Made From Wood

Listen to article(2 minutes)ADELAIDE, Australia—Ivan Williams reckons he can help to break China’s dominance of a key ingredient of electric-vehicle batteries. To do so, he has been collecting wood chips from sawmills around the world.At a test plant in New Zealand’s picturesque Marlborough wine region, Williams and his team feed the wood chips into machines that turn out a form of synthetic graphite. He says the engineered material is as pure as synthetic graphite made from fossil fuels, which is mostly produced in China and can account for as much as half of the weight of a lithium-ion battery.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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BHP CEO Says Jury’s Out on China Recovery, But Commodity Demand Robust
1Nov By adminNo Comments
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BHP CEO Says Jury’s Out on China Recovery, But Commodity Demand Robust

ADELAIDE, Australia—The chief executive of mining giant BHP Group took a cautious tone on China as latest data stoked concerns about the fragility of the economic recovery there, but said demand for commodities including iron ore and copper is robust.“There have been some green shoots over the past couple of months, but also some things that clearly aren’t progressing as quickly as some would hope for,” Mike Henry told reporters Wednesday, referring to China’s economy. “So the jury is still out a little bit in terms of how quickly things recover.”Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Australia, China Take Steps to Resolve Wine Dispute as Trade Row Cools
22Oct By adminNo Comments
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Australia, China Take Steps to Resolve Wine Dispute as Trade Row Cools

ADELAIDE, Australia—Australia will suspend a dispute with China before the World Trade Organization over antidumping duties on Australian wine after Beijing agreed to an expedited review of the measures, another sign of improving ties between the two countries.Beijing’s review of its duties on Australian wine imports is expected to take five months and Canberra will resume its dispute at the WTO if the duties aren’t removed at the end of the review, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Sunday. Albanese also said he plans to meet with President Xi Jinping in China next month, the first visit to China by an Australian prime minister since 2016.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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