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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. EU battery manufacturing is caught in the crossfire between America and China. Europe must act or risk losing it all.

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Rio Tinto starts demonstration plant in Québec for new spodumene concentration process

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The plant will demonstrate at industrial scale a new spodumene concentration process that provides lithium oxide (Li 2 O) grades and recoveries well above the industry average. We are seeing strong interest in the market for a North American supply of spodumene concentrate to support production of lithium batteries.

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