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Benchmark: Africa’s lithium production to increase >10x this decade; potentially 12% of global supply

Green Car Congress

A total of 83% of forecast lithium supply is set to come from projects with some form of Chinese involvement, according to Benchmark. Of the critical battery minerals, cobalt is the one with which Africa captures the largest share of the upstream mining.

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It’s too late to China-proof the lithium supply chain – ET Auto

Baua Electric

In a world where electric vehicles and utility-scale batteries are taking over, it would be nice to not depend on a geopolitical rival for your most important raw material. The global lithium industry is so interwoven with Chinese capital now that it’s going to be impossible to unpick. Even in Canada, Chinese money has been crucial.

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China × Cleantech — April 2021

CleanTechnica EVs

On the 23rd of April, José Pontes reported on the sales numbers of the Chinese EV market in March of 2021. Our China x Cleantech series covers top cleantech stories in China each month. EV Sales 11% Plugin Vehicle Share In China! It was a great month, […].

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