Resilinc

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

To meet this demand and ensure a sustainable supply chain, Australia, Chile , China, and Brazil are proactively ramping up their lithium production. As the demand for lithium grows, experts anticipate that a worldwide lithium shortage could happen as soon as 2025 as supply struggles to keep up.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2022

GM has committed to 30 new electric vehicles by 2025. The authors then used industry sources to project demand and revenue for thee fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal) vs. seven “green” metals (aluminum, cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel, silver and zinc) that are critical to building an energy economy.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2023

An agreement with Chile based SQM for lithium carbonite and lithium hydroxide will reportedly aide the auto maker to help Ford EV vehicles qualify for consumer tax credits under provisions of the U.S. Sourcing of supply not only in North America demand and supply, but also in other countries provides elements of such a strategy.

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Resilinc

MAY 16, 2023

Due to electric vehicle (EV) production, demand for cobalt is expected to increase 293% by 2025. Currently, Chile has the largest reserves of lithium and is the world’s second-largest producer behind Australia; in 2021, Chile produced 25% of the world’s lithium, while Australia produced more than half, 52%.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Declining ore quality from Chile, the top producing country, will lead to higher energy usage and costs for processing, according to IEA. Growing scrutiny of ESG impacts of mining is strengthening demand for sustainably sourced metals —but IEA worries that “higher-performing supply chains may not be sufficient to meet demand.”

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 7, 2022

According to eMarketer , global e-commerce retail sales will rise to $5.542 trillion this year and surpass $7.391 trillion by 2025. 1 Includes Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

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