Intel’s new packaging facility settles in Italy

According to Reuters, Intel and Italy’s outgoing government has picked the town of Vigasio in the country’s northern Veneto region as the preferred site of Intel’s planned state-of-the-art packaging facility. Reuters reported that the two parties already reached a comprehensive agreement in early September, but the official announcement would only be made after Italy’s general election held yesterday (September 25).

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LGES partners with 3 Canadian suppliers for key battery materials

LG Energy Solution (LGES) has signed separate partnership agreements with three major critical mineral suppliers in Canada. The latest arrangements to secure lithium and cobalt from Snow Lake Resources, Electra Battery Materials and Avalon Advanced Materials are in line with LGES’ strategic vision to reinforce its key battery materials supply chain in North America, according to the Korean battery maker.

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