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ExxonMobil Drilling First Lithium Well in Arkansas, Aims to Be a Leading Supplier for Electric Vehicles by 2030

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Monday, November 13, 2023

Work has begun for the company’s first phase of North America lithium production in southwest Arkansas, an area known to hold significant lithium deposits.

Key Points: 
  • Work has begun for the company’s first phase of North America lithium production in southwest Arkansas, an area known to hold significant lithium deposits.
  • “Lithium is essential to the energy transition, and ExxonMobil has a leading role to play in paving the way for electrification,” said Dan Ammann, president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions.
  • Demand for lithium is expected to quadruple by 2030, and virtually all lithium today is produced outside of North America.
  • By 2030, ExxonMobil aims to be producing enough lithium to supply the manufacturing needs of well over a million EVs per year.

Volvo Construction Equipment reaches agreement to divest the ABG paver business

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and the Ammann Group have reached an agreement whereby Ammann will acquire Volvo CE's global ABG paver business.

Key Points: 
  • GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and the Ammann Group have reached an agreement whereby Ammann will acquire Volvo CE's global ABG paver business.
  • Volvo CE and the Ammann Group see this as the best way to maintain and develop the long established ABG heritage in the paver business for relevant customers, dealers, suppliers and employees.
  • As a consequence of the divestment, production of Volvo CE compaction equipment in Hameln will be phased out.
  • In 2022, ABG paver business had revenues amounting to SEK 1,100 M. As part of the divestment process, about 400 people will move from Volvo CE to join the Ammann Group.

Artmarket.com: a Warhol at $200 million explained by Artprice in five points

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Monday, May 9, 2022

Last year, a Picasso painting sold for $103 million, but the record that really impressed was the $69 million for a work by Beeple.

Key Points: 
  • Last year, a Picasso painting sold for $103 million, but the record that really impressed was the $69 million for a work by Beeple.
  • In 2021, his auction turnover reached $348 million, exceeding the $300 million threshold for the first time in six years thanks to some 1,600 works sold worldwide.
  • Estimated between $40 and $60 million, the canvas was finally acquired for $47.4 million.
  • Discover Artmarket and its Artprice department on video: www.artprice.com/video
    Artmarket and its Artprice department was founded in 1997 by its CEO, thierry Ehrmann.

Artmarket.com: a Warhol at $200 million explained by Artprice in five points

Retrieved on: 
Monday, May 9, 2022

Last year, a Picasso painting sold for $103 million, but the record that really impressed was the $69 million for a work by Beeple.

Key Points: 
  • Last year, a Picasso painting sold for $103 million, but the record that really impressed was the $69 million for a work by Beeple.
  • In 2021, his auction turnover reached $348 million, exceeding the $300 million threshold for the first time in six years thanks to some 1,600 works sold worldwide.
  • Estimated between $40 and $60 million, the canvas was finally acquired for $47.4 million.
  • Discover Artmarket and its Artprice department on video: www.artprice.com/video
    Artmarket and its Artprice department was founded in 1997 by its CEO, thierry Ehrmann.

Vina Robles Vineyards & Winery Announces New CEO: Paso Robles Winery Welcomes CEO Kurt Ammann

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

PASO ROBLES, Calif., April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Vina Robles and the Nef family are excited to announce the appointment of wine industry veteran Kurt Ammann as CEO of the family-owned winery.

Key Points: 
  • Kurt Ammann has been appointed CEO of Vina Robles Vineyards and Winery.
  • PASO ROBLES, Calif., April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Vina Robles and the Nef family are excited to announce the appointment of wine industry veteran Kurt Ammann as CEO of the family-owned winery.
  • "Vina Robles has a long history in the Paso Robles community, and I am humbled to have been selected to lead the 100% estate vineyard and winery operation into the next 25 years," shares Ammann.
  • I'm looking forward to continuing the upward trajectory of Vina Robles as a nationally and internationally recognized benchmark in Paso Robles."

ExxonMobil Appoints Dan Ammann President of Low Carbon Solutions; Joe Blommaert to Retire

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

ExxonMobil said today that Dan Ammann, former General Motors president and CEO of Cruise autonomous vehicle company, has been appointed president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions, effective May 1.

Key Points: 
  • ExxonMobil said today that Dan Ammann, former General Motors president and CEO of Cruise autonomous vehicle company, has been appointed president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions, effective May 1.
  • Ammann replaces Joe Blommaert, who has elected to retire after 35 years of service.
  • We welcome Dan to ExxonMobil and will use his knowledge and experience to continue to build our Low Carbon Solutions business, said Darren Woods, chief executive officer and chairman.
  • Blommaert, who has been president of Low Carbon Solutions since its creation in 2021, joined ExxonMobil Chemical in 1988 as a process engineer at the Rozenburg chemical plant in the Netherlands.