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Refining the metal, which is essential for electric car batteries, in Europe would ease the EU’s precarious reliance on China
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Graham Watson
September 24, 2023 3:50 AM
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I'm currently reading Ed Conway's "Material World" - it's excellent! This story links to that - with the news that the EU are looking to move away from an over-reliance on China for lithium and start refining their own lithium, with Dutch company AMG Lithium.
Not only will the factory have a regional multiplier effect, but it's also intended to help the EU electric car sector catch up with China, by reducing the cost of producing electric vehicles, an area where China, notably BYD, appear to have a significant cost advantage.