Project by BMW, BASF, Samsung SDI and Samsung Electronics for sustainable cobalt mining
Project by BMW, BASF, Samsung SDI and Samsung Electronics for sustainable cobalt mining The BMW Group, BASF SE, Samsung SDI and Samsung Electronics have started a joint pilot project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of a cross-industry initiative. The companies have commissioned the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, over a period of three years [...]
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Recycling of rare earths in the Harz planned
Recycling of rare earths planned in the resin Since their market launch in the late 1980s, sintered neodymium-iron-boron magnets have been used in many technical applications due to their extremely high energy density. However, there are no industrial recycling processes for these magnets. To change this, a consortium with the participation of the Clausthal University of Technology has launched the "Rare Earth Magnet Recycling" (SEMAREC) project [...]
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