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International Lithium Association (ILiA) established to be the voice of the global lithium industry

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The world has entered the “lithium century” almost without noticing it, but until now this critical industry lacked a central voice. The crust of earth contains an average of about 60 parts per million (ppm) or 0.006% while sea water typically contains 0.18 ppm Li (0.0018%).

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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If they have local demand for batteries cell manufacturers will move to the region to be close to their customers, particularly in the automotive industry. —James Frith, head of energy storage at BNEF. trillion combined battery cell production and cell assembly segments of the battery minerals global value chain.

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