Green Car Congress
JULY 31, 2011
million tons of identified lithium resources, respectively, while Brazil, Congo, and Serbia each contain approximately 1 million tons. The global lithium market has been expanding by 6% annually since 2000, according to KORES. million tons, respectively. China and Argentina total 5.4 million tons and 2.6
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and four national laboratories have devised a way to make lithium-ion battery cathodes without using cobalt.
Green Car Congress
JULY 14, 2021
That’s according to Dr. Michael Moats, professor and interim chair of materials science and engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, who says reducing carbon emissions from energy systems in the United States will increase the need for metal production by two to six times per kilowatt of energy production.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 30, 2020
In 2019, 64% of the world’s Co mine production was supplied by the Democratic Republic of Congo, with most of the processing occurring in China. Some processing of Li from brine extraction into precursors (Li 2 CO 3 and LiOH) for cathode fabrication does occur in the US, but the production of cathode powders is dominated by foreign markets.
Baua Electric
APRIL 29, 2023
Chinese firms own, operate or finance most of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s cobalt mines, the Labor Department said in a recent report. China in response accused Ottawa of using national security as a pretext and said the divestment order broke international commerce and market rules. Last year, a U.S.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 19, 2021
America is in a race against economic competitors like China to own the EV market—and the supply chains for critical materials like lithium and cobalt will determine whether we win or lose. At present, the US relies on imports from nations such as China and the Democratic Republic of Congo for these critical materials.
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