Race to break China’s lithium stranglehold heats up

“Australia is fundamental to provide the inputs for the supply chain that Japan wants to be a strategic player in batteries,” Australia’s ambassador to Japan, Justin Hayhurst, says.

“China dominates processing of key battery components, so if Japan is going to build a more resilient alternative supply chain, Australia is a logical partner.”…

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