{"id":11647,"date":"2023-09-23T15:37:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T13:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/23\/the-east-german-town-at-the-centre-of-the-new-gold-rush-for-lithium\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T15:37:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T13:37:21","slug":"the-east-german-town-at-the-centre-of-the-new-gold-rush-for-lithium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/23\/the-east-german-town-at-the-centre-of-the-new-gold-rush-for-lithium\/","title":{"rendered":"The east German town at the centre of the new \u2018gold rush\u2019 \u2026 for lithium"},"content":{"rendered":"

Refining the metal \u2013 which is essential for electric car batteries \u2013 in Europe would ease the EU\u2019s precarious reliance on China<\/p>\n

It has been called the new gold rush \u2013 a rush to catch up with China in producing and refining the materials needed in everything from computers to cars: but has it come too late to save Europe\u2019s car industry?<\/p>\n

Deep inside a former East German town lies the first fruits of the EU\u2019s grand plan to \u201cde-risk\u201d and wean itself off dependency on imports for the green revolution. In Bitterfeld-Wolfen, 140km south-west of Berlin, an Amsterdam-listed company is scrambling to complete construction of a vast factory that will be the first in Europe to deliver battery-grade lithium.<\/p>\n

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\nRefining the metal \u2013 which is essential for electric car batteries \u2013 in Europe would ease the EU\u2019s precarious reliance on China
\nIt has been called the new gold rush \u2013 a rush to catch up with China in producing and refining the materials needed in everything from computers to cars: but has it come too late to save Europe\u2019s car industry?
\nDeep inside a former East German town lies the first fruits of the EU\u2019s grand plan to \u201cde-risk\u201d and wean itself off dependency on imports for the green revolution. In Bitterfeld-Wolfen, 140km south-west of Berlin, an Amsterdam-listed company is scrambling to complete construction of a vast factory that will be the first in Europe to deliver battery-grade lithium. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Refining the metal \u2013 which is essential for electric car batteries \u2013 in Europe would ease the EU\u2019s precarious reliance on China It has been called the new gold rush \u2013 a rush to catch up with China in producing and refining the materials needed in everything from computers to cars: but has it come …<\/p>\n

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