Benchmark: China dominates Li-ion battery supply chain
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 9, 2022
Much of this is also sourced from Chinese-owned mines in the DRC. The majority of this comes either from Inner Mongolia where electricity is cheap, or Sichuan province where there is abundant hydroelectric power. Almost 60% of lithium refining occurred in China, despite just 13% of lithium being mined there.
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