"Red Group" & Co of the Institute of the German Economy (IW) "Red Group" & Co of the Institute of the German Economy (IW)
Study warns that battery raw materials could become scarce
In it, the Institute lists those raw materials whose procurement could become difficult due to their statistical range, the high concentration of deposits in a few countries, the danger of strategic use and the lack of substitutability...
Tantalum occupies second place in the "Red Group" in the IW study. This is followed by...niobium... Niobium is similar to tantalum... is used in the steel industry to refine and optimize steel.
Raw material cooperations in the form of Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) or correspondence with...Canada", the ministry says.
https://app.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/elektromobilitaet-studie-warnt-dass-batterie-rohstoffe-knapp-werden-koennten/25074972.html?ticket=ST-16280875-v4g5REzTkhjtDcTMKTRH-ap2
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