#lithium extraction
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Global
Mining Bottlenecks Force Battery Vertical Integration
CATL moves into raw mining as refining ceases to be the primary constraint, while US production pivots from EV cells to grid-scale storage amid regulatory volatility.
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Technology
Mining Bottlenecks Dictate AI Scale
As CATL identifies mining as the primary hurdle for battery production and AI factories demand gigawatt-scale stability in regional Australia, the industry is forced toward saline extraction and alternative Faraday chemistries.
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