Mineral Resources is the world's largest miner of hardrock spodumene, making it a crucial supplier of lithium for battery manufacturing. The company is expanding its lithium hydroxide conversion capacity, allowing it to produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide directly from spodumene concentrate.
Which country dominates the lithium-ion battery supply chain?
China dominates the li-ion battery supply chain as RMP has written about before. The IEA consistently publishes information about lithium-ion batteries telling us the entire supply chain runs through China in a major way and the USA is decades behind China in terms of mining, raw material processing, and electrode manufacturing.
What is the lithium-ion battery supply chain database?
As part of ongoing efforts to map the battery landscape, NAATBatt International and NREL established the Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Database to identify every company in North America involved in building lithium-ion batteries, from mining to manufacturing to recycling and everything in between.
Is the lithium-ion battery supply chain sustainable?
RMP will remain grounded in the reality the lithium-ion battery supply chain is dominated by China as far out as we can see. Until we are making our own batteries in the USA with North American raw materials & refined materials & recycled materials, the lithium-ion battery supply chain is not really green or sustainable.
What is the NAATBatt lithium-ion battery supply chain database?
The NAATBatt Lithium-Ion (li-ion) Battery Supply Chain Database is a directory of companies with facilities in North America representing the li-ion battery supply chain.
How will the lithium-ion battery supply chain change over the next 15 years?
Over the next 15 years, the lithium-ion battery supply chain in North America is projected to grow dramatically. By 2035, the USA is projected to be the #2 producer of upstream and midstream lithium-ion battery materials and control 17% of global market share.
Does China have a lithium-ion battery supply chain?
As long as the lithium-ion battery supply chain is dominated by China, fossil fuels play a critical role in the production and distribution of lithium-ion batteries. We are not holding other countries to the same standard that we hold ourselves to and that is bullshit for climate change zealots to ignore.