Poland overtakes US to have world’s 2nd largest lithium-ion battery capacity

[ZeroGravitas]

https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/04/06/poland-overtakes-us-to-have-worlds-second-largest-lithium-ion-battery-production-capacity/

[solarkraft]

> They are, however, well behind China, which has 77% of global capacity

They're each at 6%. Sounds like fighting over scraps.

[flemhans → solarkraft]

If a lot more countries would do 5% each we'd have a nice decentralized situation

[NicoJuicy → solarkraft]

That's because China subsidized it, so they can be market leader and destroy competitors with low prices.

There are plenty other places for lithium ( Ukraine, Australia, Canada, ... )

And yes, where lithium has been found in Ukraine is currently invaded by Russia.

[kranke155]

Countries with a development strategy vs countries that don’t