Brazil-based lithium startup Sigma Lithium Resources Corp (SGMA.V) has held talks with Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) and other automakers about supplying the key battery ingredient in the coming years, the company’s chief executive said on Thursday. Sigma, which recently received its license to begin hard rock lithium mining in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, met with Tesla supplier Ganfeng Lithium (002460.SZ), at the automaker’s request. But it is holding off on a deal because of the terms the Chinese company is demanding, Chief Executive Calvyn Gardner said in an interview.

Sep 13, 2019 - Gulf Times

Brazil has announced the rules for an auction of oil drilling rights worth US$ 26 B, setting the stage for Latin America’s top crude producer to become an even bigger player in the global market. The auction, scheduled for November 6, paves the way for foreign explorers like Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc to unlock Brazil’s vast deepwater oil reserves, which are estimated to hold enough crude to meet the entire world’s demand for almost six months. The announcement is a sign that Brazil is finally poised to develop the region as the government moves toward resolving a years-long dispute with state-controlled oil producer Petrobras over payments related to the pre-salt. Exxon and Shell have expressed interest in the group of deep-water fields that could hold as many as 15bn barrels of oil.

Sep 13, 2019 - Kazinform

Kazatomprom» announced it has signed a commercial agreement to supply natural uranium to the Brazilian state company, Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB). Kazatomprom was successful in winning INB’s commercial competition to supply natural uranium hexafluoride for the needs of the Brazilian nuclear power industry. Kazatomprom initially signed a contract with INB in 2018, following a similar competition. This new 2019 agreement is indicative of the Company’s reputation for reliability in the global nuclear supply chain and more broadly, it represents further strengthening of Kazakh-Brazilian cooperation in the peaceful use of atomic energy in the Latin American region.

Sep 13, 2019 - Yahoo Finance

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has inaugurated the digital transformation of its Smart Distribution Center in Cajamar (São Paulo). With operations targeted at sectors such as industry, electricity, smart cities and IT, among others, the site, which has been operating since 2011, also includes Schneider Electric's iconic Innovation Hub experience. Together, the Smart Distribution Center and the Innovation Hub act as a model for industrial digitization, supporting the development of Brazil's national Industry 4.0 agenda.