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Fraunhofer study measures China’s dominance in the battery supply chain

A team of researchers from Fraunhofer FFB and the German University of Münster has analysed the ownership structures and geopolitical dependencies along the supply chain for electric car batteries. The results of the study show that China is clearly in the lead when it comes to securing raw materials.

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