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India's circular economy meets global trade at an inspiring CII roundtable: LOHUM Founder & CEO Rajat Verma met the President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), Ms. Reta Jo Lewis, Esq., at the Confederation of Indian Industry Roundtable on 'Furthering U.S.-India Trade, Investment, and Financing Opportunities'. They discussed #climatefinance, growing investment opportunities in India's #EnergyTransition, and collaboration opportunities for mutual #decarbonization.

LOHUM is at the National Conference on Electric Mobility - 'Building India an Electric Mobility Hub for Viksit Bharat', organized by ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) as part of the Bharat@100 initiative! LOHUM's Head of Public Affairs Bhavana Mahajan spoke as a panelist among national & international stakeholders of green mobility ecosystem segments, where she expressed- "Moving forward towards Viksit Bharat 2047, there are certain aspects of our growth journey that we need to control now. And one of them is setting the narrative that India is ready to play the role of the global champion in the critical materials & minerals industry. We can 'Make-in-India' for the world, refine-in-India for the world, and even recycle-in-India for the world." #EnergyTransition #EV #eMobility #Indiainc #India #CriticalMinerals #Circularity #CircularEconomy

LOHUM's VP of Human Resources Shalini Rath was at the SHRM & LinkedIn Round Table - The Automotive and Renewables HR Leader’s Collective focused on Industry 5.0: Navigating the Future of Talent, Skills, and AI @ Work! Speaking on green skills & Industry 5.0, she expressed- "At LOHUM, we are assessing the integration of AI into our operations. LOHUM has cataloged specific skills across the organization and is in the process of identifying and tracking uncategorized skills. By maximizing employee retention, tracking high-potential employees and their skill sets, HR can build robust talent pipelines to fill critical roles."

LOHUM Founder & CEO Rajat Verma was at the 19th Confederation of Indian Industry India Africa Business Conclave - 'Creating ONE Future', hosting high-profile dignitaries like Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India, and close to 650 representatives from African Governments & Businesses. The event focused on the strategic role of India-Africa partnership in changing geo-political scenario. There, Rajat addressed the session on “Harnessing Critical Minerals for Sustainable Future”. Highlighting that from the #PlatinumGroupMetals, Africa has almost 80% of global gold reserves, he expressed- "So, we are talking about global reserves, which really can shake the needle significantly, and almost all these minerals are being refined in China. This is where we need to figure out how to collaborate on metals. Certainly, there are areas of collaboration around #infrastructure. LOHUM is already working on taking in various intermediate products and processing them further in India. We also do a lot of recycling of materials in India, but the core capability that we built as an organization is around refining. The market is not going to consume intermediates, and if you do not know how to refine the intermediates, you're taking the material back to China, which again will create the same monopoly that has now existed for too long in the world." #CriticalMinerals #EnergyTransition #Africa #India #Industry #CleanEnergy #AdvancedManufacturing

Happy Independence Day, India! Celebrating 78 years of freedom, LOHUM is flooring the pedal toward #ViksitBharat. This year, we celebrate India's growing focus toward #EnergyIndependence & #EnergySecurity. By making critical materials last forever through circularity, we are powering a brighter, equitable, and sustainable future for India. #IndependenceDay2024 #India #Renewables #CriticalMinerals #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #CriticalMinerals

Thanking Stride Ventures for hosting many incredible panel discussions at Stride Forward '24! LOHUM Founder & CEO Rajat Verma's insights & expertise on #Battery Lifecycle Management & #Circular Materials were welcomed by like-minded visionaries on 'Scaling Indian Climate Innovation'. The panel discussion left all present with plenty of inspiration and highlighted India's growing capabilities & the entrepreneurial ecosystem's commitment to creating #ClimateConscious value chains. Ishpreet Singh Gandhi, Abhinav Suri, Divya Anand, Divya Sharma, Vandya Sharma, Ravneet Mann, Neeraj Jain, Vivek Jain, Apoorva Sharma #StrideVentures #StrideForward2024 #NavigatingTheNext #EnergyTransition #Recycling

LOHUM, Morris Garages India Motor India, and TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute have come together to announce Project REVIVE! TERI strives to make EVs and battery energy environment-friendly and an integral part of sustainable development with REVIVE. As part of REVIVE, TERI has deployed repurposed 2nd life 5KWh BESS built from MG EV batteries by LOHUM at the TERI Resource Centre at Supi, where it will enable local farmers to process their produce into saleable products. The BESS was also deployed at the Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir in Nainital, where it will allow uninterrupted classes by supplying power when there is a cut due to bad weather or grid fluctuations. Er. Alekhya Datta Kapil Muddineni

LOHUM, Morris Garages India, and TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute have come together to announce Project REVIVE, an industry-first initiative to boost the adoption of Electric Vehicles! As part of REVIVE, LOHUM has repurposed MG EV batteries to make stationary Battery Energy Storage Systems to power Urban & Rural India! The BESS solutions will be scaled up to meet the needs of an increasing variety of energy needs across India. Speaking on Project REVIVE, LOHUM Founder & CEO Rajat Verma expressed- "We will play a pivotal role in ensuring the sustainability & circularity of MG’s electric vehicle batteries. By repurposing MG electric vehicle batteries as BESS, we contribute to accelerating the clean energy transition and address the rising need for reliable power supply across community centers." Rajeev Chaba, Gaurav Gupta, Neha Jain, Shanmugavel Nagapoosanam, Shveta Kulkarni

Stride Ventures , a key investor of LOHUM, is hosting its 5th-anniversary event, 'Stride Forward' today! LOHUM Founder & CEO Rajat Verma is there as a panelist among a distinguished group of industry experts and pioneers. The convergence of thought leaders at Stride Forward includes Global Startup Ecosystem innovators from Mobility, Fintech, Tourism, IT, and more. The event will also host high-profile figures such as Javed Akhtar, Indian screenwriter and lyricist, Rahul Dravid, Ex-Captain & Ex-Coach of the Indian Cricket Team, and Guneet Monga, 'The Elephant Whisperers' Academy Award-winning Producer. Stay tuned for more updates!

LOHUM was at the Material Recycling Association of India International Business Summit 2024 in Bangkok. With a spotlight on #BatteryRecycling, the summit focused on "Global Demand & Supply of Raw Materials" LOHUM's Vice President - Special Projects Pratyush Sinha was part of the panel discussion on 'Global Perspective on Battery Recycling', where he spoke on “Battery Materials: Challenges and Opportunities” and expressed- "The battery materials industry has a lot of challenges around supply chain, geopolitics, technological changes, and environmental impact. But every challenge is also an opportunity. We are still near the start of the journey of electrification and there’s a chance to build something big." Lee Allen Ashish Bansal William Gu Chi Hin Ling Naveen Prakash Sharma Pramod Shinde, Gaurav Kaul