EPG Luncheons in March

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March 21 in Dallas at the Doubletree Hotel - Campbell Center
Host company: Nano One Materials Corp. (NNO.V)
Website: http://nanoone.ca/
Speaker: Dan Blondal, CEO and Founder


March 29 in Houston at The Hess Club
Host company: Houston American Energy Corp. (HUSA)
Website: http://www.houstonamericanenergy.com/
Speaker: John P. Boylan - President and CEO

March 30 in Houston at The Hess Club
Host company: Bearing Resources
Website: http://www.bearingresources.ca/
Speaker: Jeremy Poirier, President and CEO

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Demand for lithium, a silvery-white metal called “the new gasoline” by Goldman Sachs, rose 26 per cent in 2016 and is predicted to climb another 39 per cent in 2018. By 2025, demand is projected to increase by 73 per cent as electric vehicles become more viable and an increasing number of countries, including China, tighten restrictions on gas- and diesel-powered cars.

The global lithium-ion battery market is projected to grow to US$77.4 billion by 2024 from US$29.7 billion in 2015, according to a 2016 report by Transparency Market Research.

Lithium-ion batteries also power hot ticket items such as smartphones and laptops, but a car battery uses about 4,800 times the lithium, so developments in the auto sector tend to be the biggest drivers behind lithium outlooks.

Worldwide plug-in vehicle sales last year reached 773,600 units, a 42-per-cent increase from 2015, according to electric-vehicle researcher EV-Volumes.