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NOVEMBER 25, 2018

ADEME, France’s Environment and Energy Management Agency, carried out a study with IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) on the dynamics of lithium supply and demand, based on different scenarios for the electrification of the global car fleet by 2050. Source: USGS, 2017).

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Stellantis intends to lead the industry with the commitment to be carbon net zero by 2038 – a goal that requires innovation and a complete redefinition of the entire business. Los Azules plans to produce 100,000 tons per year of cathode copper at 99.9% purity starting in 2027 and the resources can secure the operation for at least 33 years.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2013

Consumption of lithium in rechargeable batteries by end use, 2012-2017, kt LCE. The lithium industry is therefore becoming more reliant on rechargeable batteries to sustain high rates of future demand growth, Roskill concludes. In addition, Rockwood Lithium plans to complete a 20,000 tpy LCE expansion in Chile in 2014.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2019

Last year’s 12 percent slide by the Bloomberg Commodity Index —spurred by 20 percent-plus declines by industrial bellwethers like West Texas Intermediate crude, steel and platinum—came in the wake of two years of modest gains. And just like other financial markets, trader sentiment plays a big role in determining trajectories.

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

Most of the world’s lithium comes from Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Australia and China, but American resources being developed by new entrants into this market have set up the state of Nevada to become the key venue and proving ground for game-changing trade in this everyday mineral. Albemarle Corp.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2016

Given this new investment, plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) sales are expected to experience 62% year-over-year growth in 2016 , 60% in 2017, and likely 100% in 2018. While future demand from the automotive industry is significant, the real game changer for the lithium industry may be electrical grid storage.

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JULY 2, 2021

An editorial in the journal Nature calls on policy makers, industry leaders and researchers to mitigate quickly the environmental and human costs of Li-ion batteries. The market for Li-ion batteries is projected to grow from $30 billion in 2017 to some $100 billion in 2025.

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