Annual production is expected to reach 15,000 tonnes, with stocks able to support the production of batteries for at least 18 years, while total investment has already exceeded 783m euros. Europe is well aware that, despite its great tradition in the car industry, it is still highly dependent on Asia [...]

Even closer seems to be Europe's much-discussed disengagement of China's dependence on raw materials, following the latest developments around two new deposits «white gold». Electrification has evolved into the main axis of motor drive and energy transition, but behind every electric car is a production chain that starts [...]