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Tesla Inc. TSLA 3.50% is looking into constructing a battery-grade lithium hydroxide refining facility that could support its electric-vehicle battery production. The car maker said in a form to the Texas Comptroller’s Office that it is looking to construct a plant with access to the Gulf Coast shipping channel, and is considering potential sites in Texas and Louisiana. Tesla said construction on one potential site in…

Elon Musk had previously suggested Tesla could get into lithium refining at scale because the cost of the metal, a key component in manufacturing batteries, has surged. If Tesla's application in Texas is approved, construction on a lithium hydroxide refining facility could begin in the fourth quarter of 2022.Christophe Gateau | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesElectric car giant Tesla is evaluating the feasibility of a lithium hydroxide refining facility on the gulf coast of Texas.Tesla said the plant would be focused on…

The Nigerian government says it has high hopes the Dangote Refinery will help solve its petroleum importation challenge. And it hopes for more: amid fears of oil glut as nations move to cleaner energy, Nigeria will still be able to sell to the privately-owned refiner for at least 20 years. To do this, the government has locked down a right-of-first-refusal agreement with the company, with Nigeria owning 20 per cent of the firm. The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited,…