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May 21, 2025 Today in Energy ›

China dominates global trade of battery minerals ›

China has a major role at each stage of the global battery supply chain and dominates interregional trade of minerals. China imported almost 12 million short tons of raw and processed battery minerals, accounting for 44% of interregional trade, and exported almost 11 million short tons of battery materials, packs, and components, or 58% of interregional trade in 2023, according to regional UN Comtrade data. More

selected battery-related global trade volumes

Data source: United Nations Statistics Division, UN Comtrade


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