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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

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The BMW Group already signed a contract for the procurement of lithium from hard-rock deposits at Australian mines back in 2019. Livent employs an innovative method that emphasizes sustainable water use and minimizes the impact on local ecosystems and communities.

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Tesla And Other Tech Giants Scramble For Lithium As Prices Double

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Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting is stepping onto Tesla’s playing field with its own electric car start-up, Faraday Future , and Apple is planning one too, by 2019. Right now, most of the world’s lithium comes from Australia, China and the “Lithium Triangle” of Argentina, Chile and Bolivia.

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