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Report: Chinese Export Rule Changes Could Impact EV Battery Production

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Mozambique and Madagascar produce 13 and 8.5 percent of the global graphite supply, respectively, while Brazil handles about 6 percent. China is also responsible for controlling the raw materials needed to construct them in the first place.& & In terms of graphite production, no other nation comes close.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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Of the emerging economies, China and India rank 120 th and 177 th respectively, reflecting the strain population pressures and rapid economic growth impose on the environment, note the researchers. EPI and Global Sustainability Data. All trend analyses are based on backcasting this year’s EPI methods on historical data.

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