Why has CATL restarted its Yichun lepidolite operation?
The news that CATL and Lopal Tech had restarted operations at their lepidolite mine and carbonate refinery in Jiangxi province in early February came as somewhat of a surprise to the market. After all, lithium prices were not really any higher than when it shut the mine down in September. So why did the JV decide to restart? Well, some analysts mooted that it was down to pressure from the local government to resume production to support jobs and the company said that it had lowered costs enough for the operation to be profitable. While either or both may be...
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Lepidolite
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