​Rock Tech Lithium to supply Mercedes-Benz, deal to cover 150,000 EVs a year

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Rock Tech will produce some of the battery metal from its own resources in Canada and from other mines compliant with the Initiative for Responsible Mining.

Major automakers are increasingly taking it upon themselves to go to the top of the mineral supply chain to lock in supplies of battery minerals, amid expectations of potential shortfalls in supply towards the end of the decade by when some, including Mercedes-Benz, aim to mostly or fully electrify their products.

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