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    Is the automotive industry facing another chip crisis? Nexperia's control shift raises questions
    On Oct. 13, the Dutch government took control of Nexperia, a semiconductor manufacturer owned by mainland China's Wingtech.. This intervention aims to safeguard critical technological capabilities in the Netherlands and Europe, as approximately 80% of Nexperia's production capacity is based in mainland China, raising alarms about potential supply chain disruptions in the automotive industry. Who is exposed? While German original equipment manufacturers have been the first to raise the alar...
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    Dutch move on Nexperia triggers nervousness among auto suppliers and OEMs
    On Monday, Oct. 13, the Dutch government took a decisive step to assume control of Nexperia, the Nijmegen-based semiconductor manufacturer owned by mainland China’s Wingtech. Officials described the intervention as “highly exceptional,” citing governance shortcomings, national security risks and the need to safeguard critical technological capabilities for the Netherlands and Europe. Nexperia, headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, has been owned by Wingtech since 2018. Wingtech is...
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    Implications of tariffs and BEV slowdowns on SDV, E/E architectures and semiconductor demand
    The automotive industry faces evolving challenges, including a notable slowdown in electric vehicle (EV) adoption and the impact of tariffs. These factors are reshaping market dynamics, compelling Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to reevaluate their strategies on SDV and E/E architecture and adapt to the changing landscape. This presentation delves into the complex impacts of recent tariffs and the slowdown in Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) production on Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV)
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    Rapid Response: Impact analysis of US automotive tariff actions - Issue #16
    In this latest edition of Rapid Response, we analyze how the framework agreements with the European Union and Japan have begun implementation, though there has been no further update on South Korea. The S&P Global Mobility tariff-related auto industry assumptions are largely unchanged. The recent activity will result in minor tariff-related changes with the S&P Global Mobility September 2025 sales and production forecasts, currently in development. The activity related to autos tariffs from the ...
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    US and Japan sign agreement to secure rare earth supply chains
    The United States and Japan have signed a framework agreement to secure the supply of rare earths and critical minerals, aiming to reduce dependence on mainland China's dominant role in the global market. This agreement was signed by US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during Trump's visit to Tokyo, which was part of his weeklong tour of Asia. The document outlines cooperation in extraction, recycling, stockpiling and investment in mineral supply chains crucia...
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    Purem by Eberspaecher develops high-strength steel battery housings for e-mobility
    Purem by Eberspaecher, a subsidiary of the Esslingen-based Eberspaecher Group, is advancing its portfolio in e-mobility by developing battery housings made from high-strength steel. This new application aims to optimize cost and weight while enhancing safety features for electric and hybrid vehicles. Traditionally, aluminum has been used for battery housings, but this innovative steel concept provides a more economical and sustainable solution with increased safety benefits. The steel ho...
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    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 27 October 2025
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    Cyclic Materials and Vacuumschmelze expand partnership for recycling magnet production byproducts
    Cyclic Materials, an advanced recycling company focused on creating a circular supply chain for rare earth elements and other critical materials, has expanded its partnership with Vacuumschmelze (VAC), a developer of magnetic materials and solutions. The companies have signed a 10-year exclusive agreement to recycle all magnet production byproducts from VAC's new manufacturing facility in Sumter, South Carolina, which will begin operations at the end of 2025. This partnership builds on a prev...
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    Hyundai partners with Toray Group to develop advanced materials for future mobility
    Hyundai Motor Group and Toray Industries, Inc. have signed a strategic joint development agreement to innovate advanced materials and components, aiming to establish new standards in future mobility. The agreement was formalized on October 24 at Hyundai Motor Group's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Prominent figures at the signing included Heung-soo Kim, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Strategy Office at Hyundai Motor Group, and Miki Terada, General Manager of Advanced Composites...
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    Aerospace Electromechanical
    Shanghai Aerospace Automobile Electromechanical Co., Ltd. researches, develops, manufactures, and sells application products in the civil-military integration fields in China and internationally. It also engages in the integration of polysilicon, solar cells, battery packs, and photovoltaic plus energy storage systems; and air conditioning systems, EPS and other automotive electronic system products. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Shanghai, China.
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    ArcelorMittal - Global Headquarters
    ArcelorMittal S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as integrated steel and mining companies in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. It offers semi-finished flat products, including slabs; finished flat products comprising plates, hot- and cold-rolled coils and sheets, hot-dipped and electro-galvanized coils and sheets, tinplate, and color coated coils and sheets; semi-finished long products, such as blooms and billets; finished long products consisting of bars, wire-rods, structural...
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    Autoneum - Global Headquarters
    Autoneum Holding AG develops and manufactures acoustic and thermal management solutions for light and commercial vehicles. It offers multifunctional and lightweight components and systems for noise and heat protection. The company provides engine and e-motor encapsulations, frunks, outer dashes, hoodliners, engine top covers, and outer trunk floor insulators; and underbody products, including under body and battery shields, wheelhouse outer liners, outer tunnel and floor insulators, battery elec...
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    Beijing WKW
    Beijing Fengjing Automotive Parts Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells interior and exterior trim systems for passenger cars in China and internationally. It operates through Exterior Decoration Parts, Interior Decoration Parts, and Other Products and Services segments. The company offers luggage racks, pillar and windshield trims, and door frame stirps; water cuts; and grilles. It also provides automotive interior and exterior decorative parts; car doors;...
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    Dana - Global Headquarters
    Dana Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides power-conveyance and energy-management solutions for vehicles and machinery in North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through four segments: Light Vehicle Drive Systems, Commercial Vehicle Drive and Motion Systems, Off-Highway Drive and Motion Systems, and Power Technologies. It offers drive systems, including axles, driveshafts, transmission, and wheel and track drives; motion systems, such as ...
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    Faltec
    Faltec Co., Ltd. designs, develops, produces, and sells automotive exterior parts in Japan, Asia, North America, and internationally. It offers automotive front parts, including radiator and lower grille, millimeter wave radar cover, and roof rail; and rear parts, such as rear finisher and spoiler, and smash, outside, and side moldings. The company also provides resin molding parts comprising injection molding machines and other exterior parts; surface treatments, such as plating, plating line, ...
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    Faurecia - Global Headquarters
    Forvia SE, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automotive technology solutions in France, Germany, other European countries, the Americas, Asia, and internationally. It operates through Seating, Interiors, Clean Mobility, Electronics, Lighting, and Lifecycle Solutions segments. The Seating segment designs and manufactures vehicle seats, seating frames, and adjustment mechanisms. The Interiors segment designs, manufactures, and assembly of instrument panels, door panels, and mo...
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    Fuyao
    Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of safety glass solutions and automotive accessories for various transportation vehicles in China and internationally. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services automotive float glass, automotive glass, locomotive glass, motorcycle glass, luggage racks, and window accessories. Its glass products include panoramic skylight glass, dimmable glass, heads-up display glass, ultra-isolated lightw...
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    Nippon Sheet Glass - Global Heaquarters
    Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of glass and glass products in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The company operates through Architectural, Automotive, Technical Glass, and Other segments. It offers flat glass and various interior and exterior glazing products within commercial and residential markets; and glass for the solar energy sector. The company also provides automotive products, including front and rear door, front and rear quarter, and front and re...
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    Parker Hannifin - Global Headquarters
    Parker-Hannifin Corporation manufactures and sells motion and control technologies and systems for aerospace and defense, in-plant and industrial equipment, transportation, off-highway, energy, and HVAC and refrigeration markets in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through two segments: Diversified Industrial and Aerospace Systems. It offers various motion-control systems and components, such as active and passive vibration control, high purity sealing,...
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    Rio Tinto Group
    Rio Tinto Group engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide. The company operates through Iron Ore, Aluminium, Copper, and Minerals Segments. The Iron Ore segment engages in the iron ore mining, and salt and gypsum production in Western Australia. The Aluminum segment is involved in bauxite mining; and alumina refining, smelting, and recycling. The Copper segment engages in mining and refining of copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, and other by-products and exploration...
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    TE Connectivity
    TE Connectivity plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells connectivity and sensor solutions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia–Pacific, and the Americas. The company operates through two reportable segments, Transportation Solutions and Industrial Solutions. It provides antennas, application tooling, cable assemblies, connectors, electromagnetic compatibility/electromagnetic interference solutions, energy and power, fiber optics, heat shrink tubing, identification a...
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    UNIPRES
    Unipres Corporation engages in manufacture and sale of automotive parts in Japan. The company offers car body frame products, such as front side members, rear side members, cross member, side sills, front pillars, center pillars, side roof rails, front floor panel, steering members, fuel tanks, and filler tubes, as well as battery case. It also provides precision press technology products, including torque converters, clutch pack and drum, driven/retaining plate, piston plunger, carrier pack, ca...
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    Zhejiang Changhua
    Changhua Holding Group Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, production, and sale of automotive metal parts in China and internationally. It offers stamped parts and fasteners to OEMs and parts suppliers. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Cixi, China.
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    Hankook Tire wins contract to supply iON Evo high-performance tire for Cupra Born electric hatchback
    Hankook Tire will supply its iON Evo high-performance tire as original equipment for the Cupra Born, Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea reported Oct. 21. The South Korean tiremaker collaborated with Cupra, a high-performance brand under the Volkswagen Group, to optimize the iON Evo tire for the dynamic driving characteristics of electric hatchbacks. The iON Evo tire, available in a 20-inch size, incorporates Hankook Tire's proprietary iON innovative technology that balances key performance ar...
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    Custom Cells
    Custom Cells Itzehoe GmbH manufactures and supplies energy-storage devices and battery intermediate products based on lithium battery technology. The company offers lithium-polymer accumulators, customized electrode/separator foils, electrode coins for EL-cells, semi-finished and intermediate products, and battery modules, as well as contract and toll coating services. It offers its products for a range of applications, such as oil and gas exploration, medical technology, aerospace technology, i...
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    FAIRMAT
    Fairmat SAS recycles carbon fiber composite to produce new kinds of materials from material waste and sell them to industrial companies. It is an alternative to traditional recycling that offers advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, finite element analysis, machine vision, etc. to deliver ecological solution. It serves industries, such as design, mobility, electronics, construction, transport, and logistics. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Paris, Fran...
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    Flosfia
    FLOSFIA INC. develops corundum structured Gallium Oxide based semiconductor power devices. It offers high breakdown voltage and high efficiency power devices. The firm was founded on March 31, 2011 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
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    G3c Technologies
    ZapGo Ltd. develops and manufactures carbon-ion cells. It offers recyclable charging power module using nano-carbon materials and ionic electrolytes. The company's products are used in electric vehicles, smartphones, and for grid energy storage. ZapGo Ltd. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Oxford, United Kingdom with additional office in Charlotte, North Carolina. As of November 12, 2021, Carbon Ion Energy Storage Ltd operates as a subsidiary of Corporate Universe, Inc.
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    Phoenix Tailings
    Phoenix Tailings, Inc. operates as a mining and metals production company that produces primary metal products. Its products include ferro-dysprosium alloy, neodymium, and dysprosium. The company was formerly known as MVM Industrial, Inc. Phoenix Tailings, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts.
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    Piedmont Lithium
    Piedmont Lithium Inc., a development stage company, engages in the exploration and development of resource projects in the United States. The company primarily holds a 100% interest in the Carolina Lithium Project that include an area of approximately 3,482 acres located within the Carolina Tin-Spodumene Belt situated to the northwest of Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. It also owns a real property of approximately 5 acres in Bessemer City, North Carolina; and 61 acres property in...
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    Continental advances use of recycled materials for tire production
    Continental is intensifying its efforts to increase the use of renewable and recycled materials in its tires. The Germany-based tiremaker is also encouraging its suppliers to develop more sustainable materials. In 2024, Continental's tire production incorporated an average of 26% renewable and recycled materials, and the company aims to increase this figure to at least 40% over the next five years. A key focus is on finding sustainable alternatives to current reinforcing raw materials in tire...
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    Mercedes-Benz-backed Yasa improves power density with its new ultrahigh-performance electric motor
    Mercedes-Benz-backed electric motor specialist Yasa has set a new power density world record with its ultrahigh-performance electric motors. The company had earlier achieved a peak power output of 550 kW (738bhp) from its 13.1-kg axial flux prototype motor, translating to a power density of 42 kW per kilogram (kW/kg). However, a lighter version weighing 12.7 kg has surpassed that benchmark, achieving a short-term peak of 750 kW (over 1,000bhp), establishing an unofficial power density world reco...
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    6K
    6K Inc. designs and manufactures UniMelt, a microwave plasma production system. The company also offers metal powders, including tungsten, molybdenum, stainless steel, nickel-metal powders, and material processing equipment. Its solutions are used in metal Powders and alloys, additive manufacturing, batteries, lighting and display materials, semiconductor CMP, federal and defense, specialty ceramics, advanced coatings, and nano-engineered materials. 6K Inc. was formerly known as Amastan Technolo...
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    Ascend Elements
    Ascend Elements, Inc. develops and optimizes the recycling process for lithium-ion batteries. The company offers a patented hydro-to-cathode process that recycles spent lithium-ion batteries into high-value materials for use in new electric vehicle (EV) batteries. It turns spent batteries and production scrap into battery-ready cathode active material, resulting in an enhancement in cost, emissions, and energy consumption. The company serves electric vehicle battery manufacturers and cathode man...
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    Redwood Materials
    Redwood Materials, Inc. offers batteries and e-waste recycling and processing services. The company recycles batteries at the end of life, refining their critical minerals, and remanufactures battery materials, including cathode active materials, to go back into new battery production. It scraps from battery cell production and consumer electronics, which includes cell phone batteries, laptop computers, power tools, power banks, scooters, and electric bicycles; and processes and extracts element...
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    Xometry
    Xometry, Inc. operates an artificial intelligence (AI) powered online manufacturing marketplace in the United States and internationally. The company’s marketplace uses AI to assist buyers to source custom-manufactured parts and assemblies and attain instant pricing and lead times. It operates Xometry marketplace, an AI powered online marketplace that connects buyers with suppliers of manufacturing services; Xometry Instant Quoting Engine, which prices transactions based on volume, manufacturi...
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    Thyssenkrupp in advanced discussions with Jindal Steel for potential sale of steel business
    Thyssenkrupp is in advanced discussions with Jindal Steel International regarding the potential sale of its steel business in Europe, according to a Reuters report on Oct. 20. CEO Miguel Lopez of the German conglomerate described the talks as "good cooperation" but indicated that reaching a conclusion may take some time. In September, Jindal Steel submitted an indicative bid for thyssenkrupp Steel Europe (TKSE), Europe's second-largest steelmaker, aiming to strengthen its presence on the cont...
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    AMTech
    AMTech engages in research, development, manufacturing, and sales of new energy and new materials. Its products include materials, such as silicon carbide, silicon power devices, and semiconductor packages. The company also offers thermal processing equipment, wafer polishing systems, and related consumables used in fabricating semiconductor devices, electronic assemblies, and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Beijing, China.
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    Jiangsu Housheng New Energy Technology
    Jiangsu Horizon New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. manufactures lithium-ion battery separators. The company’s products include coating products and base film. The lithium-ion battery separators are used in lithium ion batteries for new energy vehicles, energy storage, consumer electronics, and other fields. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Changzhou, China. Jiangsu Housheng New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Changchai Company, Limited.
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    LiSTie
    LiSTie.inc engages in the recovering and production of lithium through li separation method by lonic conductor. The company’s recovered product used in industrial wastewater, lithium-ion battery recycling, salt lake brine, and seawater. The company was founded in 2023 and is based in Kamikita, Japan.
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    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 20 October 2025
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    Auria Solutions
    Auria is a leading global supplier of automotive acoustics and fiber-based systems. The company was founded in September 2017 as a joint venture between International Automotive Components (IAC) and Shanghai Shenda Co. Ltd. Shenda holds 70% stake in the JV, while IAC holds the remaining 30% stake. The company’s product line includes automotive acoustics solutions for interior noise reduction, fiber-based and compression-molded flooring products and other fiber-based interior products, includi...
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    CATL
    Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited engages in the development, production, sale, and after-sales service of power battery systems, energy storage battery systems, and battery materials formed by applying battery recycling technology worldwide. The company offers power battery products, including battery cells, modules/battery boxes, and battery packs; skateboard chassis, chocolate battery swap for passenger cars, and Qiji battery swap solutions for heavy trucks; and lithium salts, prec...
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    Denso
    DENSO Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of automotive parts in Japan, Rest of Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers air-conditioning systems, including thermal management heat pump system, heat pump air-conditioning systems, personal heating and cooling devices, air quality system, heat exchangers, bus air-conditioning systems, automotive freezers, control system products, pick up systems, and cooling products, as well as heating, ventilation, and air...
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    Evonik
    Evonik Industries AG produces and sells specialty chemicals in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America, and North America. It operates through Specialty Additives, Nutrition & Care, Smart Materials, and Technology & Infrastructure segments. The Specialty Additives segment offers additives for polyurethane foams; additives, matting agents, fumed silicas, and specialty resins for paints, coatings, and printing inks; isophorone and epoxy curing agents for coatin...
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    FAWAY
    Changchun FAWAY Group Automobile Components Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture and sales of automotive interior and exterior parts and components in China. the company offers seats, dashboards, door panels, bumpers, headlights, steel wheels, rearview mirrors, and stamping parts. It is also involved in automobile parts wholesale; automobile parts retail; general cargo warehouse storage services; labor services; machinery and equipment leasing; non-reside...
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    Grammer - Global Headquarters
    Grammer AG engages in the development, production, and sale of components and systems for automotive interiors worldwide. The company offers headrests, armrests, center console systems, interior components, and operating elements to automotive OEMs and their system suppliers. It also provides driver and passenger seats for trucks; driver seats for offroad vehicles, such as tractors, construction machinery, and forklifts; and seats and seating systems for trains and buses to commercial vehicle OE...
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    Henkel Global Headquarters
    Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the adhesive technologies and consumer brands businesses in Europe, India, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, the Asia Pacific. The company offers adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings for various business areas, including packaging and consumer goods; mobility and electronics; and craftsmen, construction, and professional industries. It also provides hair styling, hair colorants, and hair care products; ...
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    Jiangnan MPT
    Jiangnan Mould & Plastic Technology Co., Ltd. engages in the production and sale of automotive decorative parts. It provides bumpers, door sill side skirts, fender wheel covers, door anti-scratch decorative strips, electroplating parts, electroplated grilles, fog lamp cover assemblies, body trim strips, logos and other products. It also engages in the real estate development and sales; and provides hospital management and health consulting services, as well as produces and sells castings. The co...
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    Murakami Corporation
    Murakami Corporation manufactures and sells rear-view mirrors in Japan, the Rest of Asia, North America, and internationally for automobile manufacturers. The company offers rearview, electronic, and optics mirrors. It also provides heated washer and projection related products. In addition, the company offers opt-electronics solutions, such as dichroic and half mirror; UV, IR, and dichroic filter; cold mirror, band-pass, and trimming filters, as well as Ar, Cr, and laser mirrors. The company wa...
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    Nishikawa Rubber
    Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells rubber and sealing products in Japan and internationally. It offers automotive-related products, such as door outer seal, door inner seal, back door seal, door hole seal, grass run channel, waist seal, food seal, charging port sticker, convertible header, convertible roof side, and door outer seal for convertibles. The company also provides housing-related products, including joint gaskets, backup seals; civil engineering-related products, such a...
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    North Lingyun
    North Lingyun Industrial Group Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells automotive parts and plastic building materials. The company offers auto parts that include battery cases, front and rear drive shafts and bumper beams, car rubber and nylon pipes, car door locks, suspension systems, body stamping weldments, and side door anti-collision beams. It also provides municipal engineering products, such as injection welding pipe fittings, pipe products, and PE pipe. The company was founded in 1966 and is b...
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    Piolax
    PIOLAX, Inc. designs, develops, produces, and sells various parts and products for the automotive, medical, and consumer and security industries in Japan, the rest of Asia, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It offers valves and fuel parts for filling, storing, and providing petrol; connectors for piping used around radiators; compact filters for fuel and oil systems; evapo-tube ASSY products; and connectors with the invented resin tubes. The company also provides powertrain parts, ...
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    Samvardhana Motherson Group - Global Headquarters
    Samvardhana Motherson International Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells components to automotive original equipment manufacturers in India, Germany, the United States, and internationally. It operates through Wiring Harness, Modules and Polymer Products, Vision Systems, Integrated Assemblies, and Emerging Businesses segments. The company offers wiring harness components, power modules, electrical cabinets and power packs, and electrical distribution systems; and exter...
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    SNT Corporation
    SNT Corporation manufactures and sells forging parts, scaffolding parts, and logistics equipment in Japan and internationally. The company offers forged products, including tube, knuckle, connecting rod, pinion, gear, camshaft, sprocket, axle shafts, trunnion socket, bracket, and lower rotation shaft. It also manufactures and sells frame scaffolding and supporting materials for use at construction sites, as well as leases temporary construction equipment. In addition, the company engages in stee...
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    TI Fluid Systems (Earlier TI Automotive) - Global Headquarters
    TI Fluid Systems plc designs, manufactures, and sells thermal and fluid system solutions in Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, North America, and Latin America. It operates in two segments, Fluid Carrying Systems (FCS), and Fuel Tank and Delivery Systems (FTDS). The FCS segment offers brake and fuel lines and bundles; thermal management fluid systems, including HEV and BEV heating and cooling lines; and powertrain components and quick connectors. The FTDS segment provides plastic fuel tanks, fill...
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    Toyoda Gosei - Global Headquarters
    Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells automotive parts, optoelectronic products, and general industry products. The company offers weatherstrips, such as opening trim weatherstrips, door glass runs, door and outer weatherstrips, and back weatherstrips; functional components, including fuel tank module components, battery components, engine components, and chassis and drive train parts; interior and exterior parts, such as radiator grilles, plastic fuel filler pipes and plastic turbo duct...
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    voestalpine
    Voestalpine AG processes, develops, manufactures, and sells steel products in Austria, European Union, and internationally. It operates through five divisions: Steel Division, High Performance Metals Division, Metal Engineering Division, Metal Forming Division, and Holding & Group Services. The Steel division produces hot and cold-rolled steel strips, as well as electrogalvanized, hot-dip galvanized, and organically coated steel strips; heavy plates for the energy sector; and turbine casings. Th...
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    Feon Energy
    Feon Energy, Inc. manufactures Lithium-metal batteries used in electric vehicles. The company's pharma-inspired molecule design platform enables us to invent tailored electrolyte molecules for each battery chemistry's unique needs, rather than force-fitting existing materials, allowing non-flammable, high-performance electrolytes that unlock new frontiers in safety, cost, and energy density. Feon Energy, Inc. was formerly known as eLyte Technology, Inc. and changed its name to Feon Energy, Inc. ...
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    Stellantis' Michigan plant halts production due to aluminum shortage caused by fire at Novelis' hot mill factory in New York
    Stellantis' Warren Truck Assembly Plant in Michigan has halted production for at least three weeks due to a shortage of aluminum caused by a fire at Novelis Inc.'s Oswego plant in New York, The Detroit News reported Oct. 16, citing a local United Auto Workers union official. The fire occurred Sept. 16, impacting the supply of aluminum, which is a critical material for producing Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer full-size SUVs. Eric Graham, president of UAW Local 140, which represents the worke...
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    Niron magnetics partners with Stellantis for rare-earth-free electric motor technology
    Niron Magnetics has announced a collaboration with Stellantis to develop a new generation of electric motor designs that utilize magnets free of rare-earth elements. Based on Niron's iron nitride magnet technology, the initiative aims to reduce reliance on foreign supply chains that dominate the rare-earth market. This project is supported by Stellantis Ventures' strategic investment in Niron Magnetics in 2023 and has received $2.7 million in funding from the US Energy Department's Advan...
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    Toyota led consortium secures funding in the UK for feasibility study for a lightweight BEV
    Toyota Manufacturing UK (TMUK) is leading a consortium of partners to assess the feasibility of a lightweight battery-electric vehicle (BEV) prototype in the L6e category. This initiative is financially supported by the UK Government's DRIVE35 program through the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC), a nonprofit organization that promotes zero-emission technologies and new mobility concepts. As European cities adapt their infrastructure to support low-carbon environments, Toyota is illustra...
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    STM
    STM Co. LTD manufactures cathode material for the secondary battery industry that offers semi-permanent rechargeable solutions. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Ulsan, South Korea. STM Co. LTD operates as a subsidiary of Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.
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    Yokohama Industries Americas announces $25 million investment in Mexico
    Yokohama Industries Americas de Mexico (YIA Mexico), a subsidiary of Yokohama Rubber’s Yokohama Industries Americas Inc., which is engaged in the production and sales of automotive hoses for air conditioning and transmission oil cooling, is expanding its presence in Mexico. YIA Mexico will invest 464 million pesos (nearly $25 million) to expand production lines and warehouse facilities at its Aguascalientes plant in Mexico. The expansion aims to meet the growing assembly needs of automotive cu...
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    H2 Green Steel
    H2 Green Steel is a company working to eliminate almost all co₂ emissions from the Steel production process. H2 Green Steel was founded in 2020 with the aim to build a large-scale Green Steel production in northern Sweden.
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    Nanotech Energy
    Nanotech Energy, Inc. engages in the research, development, production, and sale of graphene, graphene oxide, and graphene batteries. The company offers products that have the potential to transform lives with applications in batteries, transparent conducting electrodes, conductive inks, printed electronics, conductive epoxy, antistatic coatings and electromagnetic interference shielding. It offers electromagnetic interference graphene absorbers for thermal management and EMI shielding; graphene...
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    Carbon
    Carbon, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures printing and post-processing solutions. The company offers Digital Light Synthesis, a technology that uses digital light projection, oxygen-permeable optics, and programmable liquid resins to produce parts with mechanical properties, resolution, and surface finish. It also offers SpeedCell, a system of connected manufacturing unit operations that enables repeatable production of end-use parts at any scale; printers and the automated Smart Part Was...
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    Divergent
    Divergent Technologies Inc. develops Divergent Adaptive Production System, a software hardware solution that designs and builds digital vehicle structures. The company caters to automotive and aerospace industries. Divergent Technologies Inc. was formerly known as Divergent Motors, Inc. and changed its name to Divergent Technologies Inc. in November 2015. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Torrance, California.
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    Gauzy
    Gauzy Ltd., an integrated light and vision control company, develops, manufactures, and supplies vision and light control technologies in Israel, the United States, France, rest of Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Architecture, Automotive, Safety tech, and Aeronautics. The company offers suspended particle device, liquid crystal, and films for smart glass applications, as well as camera monitoring systems, and other AI-powered advanced driver assistance syste...
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    Hebei Kuntian
    Hebei Kuntian New Energy Co., Ltd. manufactures lithium-ion battery products. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Shijiazhuang, China.
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    Li-Cycle
    Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. operates as a lithium-ion battery resource recovery company in North America. The company processes battery manufacturing scrap and end-of-life batteries to produce black mass, a powder-like substance, which contains lithium, nickel and cobalt, and other intermediate products; and critical battery-grade materials for the lithium-ion battery supply chain, including lithium carbonate, as well as black mass and products analogous to black mass that have a similar metal conte...
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    Posh Robotics
    Posh Robotics Inc. develops and manufactures lithium-ion battery packs through automating EV battery recycling. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Hayward, California.
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    Princeton NuEnergy
    Romeo Power, Inc., an energy storage technology company, designs and manufactures lithium-ion battery modules and packs for vehicle electrification in North America. The company designs and manufactures battery modules, battery packs, and battery management system technologies; and provides non-recurring engineering services, such as design, prototype, and testing services. It serves commercial electric vehicle manufacturers, electric powertrain converters, electric watercraft manufacturers, fle...
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    Sakuu Corporation
    Sakuu Corporation is a solid-state battery manufacturing company. The company offers multi-material and multi-method 3D printing platforms for production, prints battery cells in a novel, rapid, mass-scale manner, and provides clients with Swift Print, a solid-state battery for electric vehicles and mass-market energy storage applications. It serves automotive, e-mobility, aerospace, grid energy storage, grid energy, industrial, and portable sectors, as well as innovators. Sakuu Corporation was ...
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    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 13 October 2025
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    Ford set to halt F-150 Lightning production at Michigan plant due to fire at Novelis’ plant
    Ford Motor is halting production at its Dearborn, Michigan, plant in the US, where the F-150 Lightning electric pickup is manufactured, Reuters reported Oct. 8, citing a union official at the plant. The pause is linked to a fire at Novelis' New York aluminum factory on Sept. 16, which is anticipated to affect the production of Ford's F-150 vehicles for several months. A memo shared with the plant workers and viewed by Reuters indicated that the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center (REVC), which produce...
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    Linamar agrees to acquire Aludyne's North American assets for $300 million
    Linamar Corp., a Canada-based automotive supplier, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire select assets of Aludyne Inc. in North America for $300 million. Aludyne is a US-based automotive supplier specializing in lightweight aluminum chassis and structural technologies. This acquisition will significantly expand Linamar's manufacturing presence in North America, particularly in the US. The acquisition complements Linamar's existing Structures and Chassis business by enhancing capabiliti...
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    Gestamp partners with Hydnum Steel to produce clean automotive components using green hydrogen
    Gestamp has entered into an agreement with Hydnum Steel to utilize clean steel produced with renewable energy and green hydrogen for manufacturing automotive components. This collaboration is a significant step toward the decarbonization efforts within the mobility sector. Under this partnership, Gescrap, a subsidiary of Gestamp specializing in metal recycling, will supply high-quality steel scrap from stamping processes to Hydnum Steel, which will then utilize renewable energy and green hydr...
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    AGC - Global Headquarters
    AGC Inc. manufactures and sells architectural glass, electronics, chemicals, automotive, and ceramics worldwide. The company offers architectural glass products, including insulated, laminated, wired, toughened, solar control, sound insulation, decorative, float and patterned, and industrial glass; structural glazing systems; and automotive glass, such as laminated, tempered, and privacy glass, as well as integrated glass antennas and module assembly windows. It provides glass substrates for thi...
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    Aperam - Global Headquarters
    Aperam S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells stainless steel and alloy products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Stainless & Electrical Steel; Services & Solutions; Alloys & Specialties; and Recycling & Renewables. The company offers a range of stainless steel and electrical steel products, including grain oriented and non-grain oriented. It is also involved in the management of direct sales of stainless steel products from production facilities; distribution of i...
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    BASF - Global Headquarters
    BASF SE operates as a chemical company worldwide. It operates through six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. The Chemicals segment provides petrochemicals and intermediates. The Materials segment offers advanced materials and their precursors for applications and systems comprising isocyanates, polyamides, and inorganic basic products, as well as specialties for plastics and plastics processing industries. The...
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    Delga Indústria e Comércio
    Delga Indústria e Comércio S.A. engages in the manufacture and supply of parts and accessories for automobiles, trucks, tractors, and home appliances in Brazil. It offers stamped components, welded assemblies, and tooling for automakers, system manufacturers, and auto parts suppliers in Brazil and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Diadema, Brazil Delga Indústria e Comércio S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Delga Participações S.A.
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    Eaton - Global Headquarters
    Eaton Corporation plc operates as a power management company in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Electrical Americas, Electrical Global, Aerospace, Vehicle, and eMobility segments. The company offers electrical components, industrial components, power distribution and assemblies, residential products, single and three phase power quality and connectivity products, wiring devices, circuit protection products, utility power distribution pr...
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    Georg Fischer - Global Headquarters
    Georg Fischer AG engages in the provision of piping systems, and casting and machining solutions in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through three divisions: GF Piping Systems, GF Building Flow Solutions, and GF Casting Solutions. The GF Piping Systems segment provides system solutions, and plastic and metal components, including fittings, valves, pipes, automation, and jointing technologies for various water cycle applications. The division also offers speci...
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    GKN Automotive
    GKN Limited engages in engineering business worldwide. The company’s Aerospace division manufactures airframe structures, including wings, fuselages, empennages, and nacelles and pylons; commercial engines, fan rotatives, fan statics, booster and compressors, turbine exit and inlet structures, and space propulsion products; aircraft systems, such as wiring and interconnection systems, aircraft transparencies, ice protection, landing gears, and tanks and flotation systems; and after market, and...
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    Iochpe-Maxion Global Headquarters
    Iochpe-Maxion S.A. produces and sells automotive wheels and structural components for commercial and light vehicles in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company operates in two divisions, Maxion Wheels and Maxion Structural Components. It offers steel and aluminum wheels; wheels side rails and chassis for commercial vehicles; and railway freight cars, wheels, and castings, as well as industrial castings. It also provides structural components, such as frames, s...
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    Kasai Group (formerly Kasai Kogyo)
    Kasai Kogyo Co., Ltd. engages in manufacture and sale of automotive interior and exterior parts, and related businesses in Japan and internationally. The company provides cabin trim products, including door trims, head lining products, sun visors, rear parcel shelf products, map lamps, and body side trims; and luggage trim products, such as luggage side trims, tonneau covers, tonneau boards, trunk rooms, floor boards, and luggage floor under boxes. It also offers noise insulation parts comprisin...
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    Kongsberg Automotive - Global Headquarters
    Kongsberg Automotive ASA develops, manufactures, and sells products to the automotive industry worldwide. The company operates through Drive Control Systems (DCS) and Flow Control Systems (FCS) segments. The Drive Control Systems (DCS) segment engages in the designing and manufacturing of products for the automotive and the off-highway industry, including pneumatic and electric actuation systems for gear control and clutch actuation; steering column modules; and pedals and throttles for off-high...
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    NOK
    NOK Corporation manufactures, imports, and sells seal products, industrial mechanical parts, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, nuclear power equipment, synthetic chemical products, and electronic and various other products in Japan and internationally. It operates through Seal Business, Electronic Parts Business, and Other segments. The company offers seals, including oil seals, O-rings, packings, and gaskets used to prevent the leakage of oil, liquids, and gases within machineries; vibration a...
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    Randon
    Randoncorp S.A. manufactures and sells trailers and semi-trailers in Latin America and internationally. The company offers trailers and semi-trailers, such as grain truck, tipping truck, tank, sider, refrigerated van, container chassis, sugarcane trailer, low bed trailer, and silo; truck body, including general cargo truck body, beverages distribution, and dry-cargo body. It also provides rail wagons comprising hopper, gondola, flat, sider, tank, and telescopic; and genuine spare parts, such as ...
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    Valmet Automotive
    Valmet Automotive Oyj engages in the engineering and manufacturing of electric vehicles, batteries, and kinematic systems for original equipment manufacturers. It manufactures batteries and other EV systems; and engineers and tests EV systems. The company also develops and delivers active spoilers, convertible roofs, and active charging flaps. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Uusikaupunki, Finland.
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    Vitro
    Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, produces, processes, distributes, and markets inorganic chemical products worldwide. The company provides sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, calcium chloride, and sodium chloride. It serves automotive, glass, detergent, water treatment, pharmaceutical, food, oil, road deicing, and livestock sectors. Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. was founded in 1909 and is based in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico.
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    Zenda Leather / JBS Leather
    JBS N.V., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a protein and food company worldwide. The company offers beef, poultry, pork, plant-based, and leather products, as well as engages in related-business, and swift services. The company was founded in 1953 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
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    Ferrari announces details of its first all-electric car Elettrica
    Ferrari unveiled its first all-electric car, the Ferrari Elettrica, during Capital Markets Day 2025. This marks a significant milestone in Ferrari's multi-energy strategy, which includes internal combustion engines (ICEs), hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrains, and now fully electric drive. The Ferrari Elettrica combines advanced technology and performance while maintaining Ferrari's traditional engineering and craftsmanship. The chassis and bodysh...
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    Vingroup launches VinMetal joint stock company to enter metallurgy industry
    Vingroup has announced the establishment of VinMetal joint stock company for manufacturing and trading, marking its entrance into the metallurgy industry and expanding its Industrials & Technology pillar. VinMetal will be launched with an initial investment of 10 trillion dong (approximately $380 million) and plans to build a high-tech industrial steel production complex in Vũng Áng, Hà Tĩnh. The first phase is expected to produce about 5 million metric tons per year. The company will...
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    OPmobility establishes new production facility in India
    OPmobility has expanded its manufacturing presence in India with the opening of a new facility in Badhawaldi, Maharashtra. The move is part of the French supplier's strategy to more than double its sales in India by 2030. The Badhawaldi plant is OPmobility's first site in India to integrate both exterior systems and energy storage systems within a single facility. The facility will cater to both domestic and export markets, supplying Indian and international automakers. Furthermore, OPmobilit...
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    Pirelli launches high-performance Cinturato Winter 3 tire for sedans and crossovers
    Pirelli has introduced the Cinturato Winter 3, a high-performance winter tire for sedans and crossovers that ensures safety and control in winter conditions. Tested by Dekra and TÜV, the new tire excels in snow for braking, traction and handling, earning the TÜV Premium Quality Mark. The Cinturato Winter 3 also performs well on wet surfaces, leading in aquaplaning resistance and handling, achieving an A-B classification on the European label for wet grip. The tire reduces rolling noise as c...
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    Group14 Technologies
    Group14 Technologies, Inc. manufactures and supplies silicon-carbon technology and composite materials for lithium-ion batteries. The company's products include SCC55, a micronized silicon-carbon powder for lithium-ion-based storage. It serves the electric vehicle, medical devices, consumer electronics, and aerospace industries. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Woodinville, Washington with additional locations in Seattle and Moses Lake, Washington and Spreetal, Germany.
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    KoBold Metals
    KoBold Metals Company engages in the exploration of battery metals. The company also designs and develops an artificial intelligence-based mineral exploration data platform. It operates TerraShed, which aggregates and structures collections of scientific data for the supply of critical materials. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Berkeley, California.
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    European Commission proposes sharp reduction in tariff-free steel imports to EU; doubling of out-of-quota import duty to 50%
    On Oct. 7, the European Commission proposed several measures to protect the struggling EU steel industry from the adverse effects of global overcapacity and ensure its long-term sustainability. The commission proposed to reduce tariff-free import volumes of steel to 18.3 million metric tons per year, a 47% decrease from 2024 quotas, and double the out-of-quota import duty to 50%, up from 25% currently. Additionally, the commission plans to enhance market traceability by introducing a Melt and Po...
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    Battery Show North America 2025: Wacker Chemical showcases advanced adhesives for evolving EV battery designs
    At the Battery Show North America 2025, being held in Detroit from Oct. 6 to 9, Wacker Chemical Corp. (WCC) is showcasing its advanced thermally conductive adhesives, emphasizing its commitment to innovation in electric vehicle battery technology. As the EV industry transitions from cell-to-module (CTM) to cell-to-pack (CTP) and cell-to-chassis (CTC) designs, there is increased demand for adhesives that ensure both thermal management and structural integrity. Wacker's thermal adhesives are pa...
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    Fire at Novelis’ New York plant could disrupt Ford's operations for months – report
    A fire at Novelis' aluminum processing plant in Oswego, New York, on Sept. 16 is expected to impact the business operations of Ford and other automakers for several months, Reuters reported Oct. 7, citing The Wall Street Journal. Ford, identified as the largest user of the plant's aluminum, is likely to address the potential effects of the disruption to its investors during its upcoming quarterly financial disclosures later in October. Novelis’ New York plant is a key supplier of aluminum s...
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    BASF to present new recycling processes for polyamides from end-of-life vehicles
    BASF has introduced two new recycling processes for polyamide 6, specifically targeting materials from end-of-life vehicles through depolymerization and solvent-based recycling. These initiatives were showcased in pilot projects in collaboration with ZF and Pöppelmann, where components were created for Mercedes-Benz, contributing to a circular economy by converting dismantled parts and complex waste streams such as automotive shredder residue into high-quality plastics. Traditionally, about 200...
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    ArcelorMittal invests in new plant in Canada to produce laser-welded blank parts for vehicles
    ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks (AMTB), a division of ArcelorMittal that specializes in laser-welded blanks (LWBs), also known as tailored blanks, is set to enhance its presence in North America by constructing a new 154,000-square-foot blanking facility in Ingersoll, Ontario. This new facility will combine advanced blanking technology with sustainable manufacturing practices, underscoring AMTB’s dedication to innovation and environmental responsibility in the automotive sector. LWBs are...
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