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Australia accounted for 52% of global lithium production in 2021 and was the #1 lithium mining country in the world. Chile ranked #2 with its 24.5% share followed by China's 13.2% share.
This is a list of countries by lithium mine production from 2018 onwards. [1]
Tianqi Lithium Corp (Chinese: 天齐锂业; pinyin: Tiānqí Lǐ Yè; previously Sichuan Tianqi Lithium Industries, Inc.) is a Chinese mining and manufacturing company based in Sichuan. [ 2 ] As of 2018, the company controls more than 46% of the production of lithium worldwide.
In 2010, global lithium-ion battery production capacity was 20 gigawatt-hours. [94] By 2016, it was 28 GWh, with 16.4 GWh in China. [95] Production in 2021 is estimated by various sources to be between 200 and 600 GWh, and predictions for 2023 range from 400 to 1,100 GWh. [96]
"The proof will be sustained consistent production of battery quality product, and it is too early to say this will happen with any degree of certainty." FASTER LITHIUM
Since 2015, China surpassed Japan, Korea, and the rest of the world and became the largest exporter of lithium batteries. Combined with Japan and Korea, the countries account for 95% of lithium battery production in the world. [4] China has the fourth-largest known lithium reserve with 1 million tons, behind Chile, Australia, and Argentina.
As of 2020, Albemarle was the largest provider of lithium for electric vehicle batteries in the world. [3] Albemarle, Sociedad Química y Minera, and FMC Corporation collectively produce just over half of the world's lithium and lithium storage products, while just under half is produced by China. [citation needed]
Starting lithium production coincides with Thailand's push into higher EV output. The country, Southeast Asia's largest car producer and exporter, wants to convert about 30% of its annual vehicle ...