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

Baua Electric

billion) into a financing facility to support exports. and two other Chinese chemicals companies guarantee they’ll be able to purchase almost every ton of material it produces for the next few years, dependent only on the pace of its expansion plans. Add in Zimbabwe, where Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Pilbara Minerals Ltd.,

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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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While there are notable leading electric-vehicle and cell manufacturers today, the sheer scale of growth expected in the coming decades means that there is inherent uncertainty over which companies and countries may come to dominate this new value chain.

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