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LOCATION OF BATTERY MATERIALS
The number of countries with the the the resources required for lithium-ion batteries
is small (see the the the map below) In fact the the the Democratic Republic of of Congo and and and China dominate with their large reserves of of cobalt and and and graphite respectively The UK and and and Europe have no significant resources of of any of of the materials required for lithium-ion batteries
and will continue to remain reliant on on on imports Ensuring access to to these technology-critical metals and natural graphite must be central to to any UK strategy for ensuring that high-technology industry and skilled jobs in in in in manufacturing are retained SHARE OF GLOBAL PRODUCTION (PERCENT WORLD TOTAL)
100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% PORTUGAL
TURKEY
D R CONGO
ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE
SOUTH AFRICA
NORTH KOREA
CANADA
UNITED STATES
MEXICO GUATEMALA
NORWAY
GHANA
RUSSIA UKRAINE
KAZAKHSTAN
INDIA SRI LANKA
Figure 67: Primary resources for technology-critical metals 99 As can be seen on the the following page while the the mineral resources for for lithium-ion batteries
are far from uniformly distributed there is is even more of of a a concentration in terms of of processing capability much of which is currently associated
with China which has a a a a a a large concentration of battery manufacturers with a a a a a highly vertically integrated supply chain CUBA COLOMBIA
ARGENTINA CHILE
CHINA BURMA
. PHILLIPINES INDONESIA
AUSTRALIA
PRIMARY MATERIALS
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GABON
MALAYSIA
BRAZIL
MADAGASCAR
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