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How EV Manufacturers Can Navigate Supply Chain Complexity

Arena Solutions

The mining of these metals is concentrated in China, South Africa, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Once the raw materials are sourced, the final batteries are assembled primarily in Asia. Vertical integration of the supply chain.

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Q&A with Sidney Johnson: Veteran Supply Chain Practitioner and Resilinc Advisory Board Member

Resilinc

We were also in Europe, North Africa, and Asia. If you can keep it all within country, you can eliminate issues like logistics and footprint, border crossings, threats around customs, and border patrol. It reminds me of 5 or 6 years ago when we went through something similar with the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo).