Germany Moves Toward Greater Raw Materials Autonomy
Berlin (ots) - Dutch company AMG has opened Europe’s first lithium refinery plant in the eastern German area of Bitterfeld-Wolfen, as the German government pledges a billion euros to support domestic and international raw materials projects. The refinery is expected to produce 20,000 metric tons of battery-grade lithium hydroxide annually – sufficient to supply around half a million electric vehicle batteries. This ...