Lithium
A light metal essential for rechargeable batteries in electric vehicles and phones, with notoriously…
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A light metal essential for rechargeable batteries in electric vehicles and phones, with notoriously volatile prices.
Lithium is the 'white gold' of the battery age. Demand has surged with electric cars, and prices have swung wildly as new mines struggled to keep pace and then overshot.
Big producers include Australia, Chile, China and Argentina, so lithium booms and busts can ripple into those economies and currencies.
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