China dominates global trade of battery minerals
May 21, 2025 · After production, raw battery minerals are shipped globally to be used as feedstock for refining. China accounted for 46% of the world''s raw battery mineral import trade
May 21, 2025 · After production, raw battery minerals are shipped globally to be used as feedstock for refining. China accounted for 46% of the world''s raw battery mineral import trade
Jan 24, 2025 · The United States is still the largest overseas market for China''s lithium-ion batteries, making up a quarter of the country''s more
Jan 24, 2025 · The United States is still the largest overseas market for China''s lithium-ion batteries, making up a quarter of the country''s more than $60 billion in exports last year,
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Feb 21, 2025 · Based on the predictions of multiple institutions, the global shipment of energy storage batteries is expected to be concentrated in
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Apr 22, 2025 · The U.S. is the largest export market for South Korean energy storage systems, with lithium-ion battery exports for storage systems from
Jul 8, 2025 · The export of household energy storage batteries has become the unsung hero of global energy transition, with China''s 2024 Q1-Q5 exports surging 50.1% year-on-year to
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Feb 21, 2025 · Based on the predictions of multiple institutions, the global shipment of energy storage batteries is expected to be concentrated in the 450-500GWh range by 2025,
Jun 18, 2025 · The global energy storage market is poised to hit new heights yet again in 2025. Despite policy changes and uncertainty in the world''s two largest markets, the US and China,
Apr 22, 2025 · The U.S. is the largest export market for South Korean energy storage systems, with lithium-ion battery exports for storage systems from Korea expected to rise from $1.75
Nov 27, 2025 · China accounted for the largest value of battery exports worldwide in 2023, with almost ** billion U.S.
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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.
China accounted for 74% of the world’s battery pack and component exports in 2023. That same year, China controlled nearly 85% of the world’s battery cell production capacity by monetary value. Data source: United Nations Statistics Division, UN Comtrade Note: Excludes trade within regions.
Battery mineral production and raw battery minerals trade Lithium is produced through brine extraction or hard rock mining, cobalt is primarily produced as a byproduct of nickel and copper mining, and graphite is mined as a natural ore or synthetically produced from pitch and coke.
Battery mineral processing and processed battery minerals trade China processes over 90% of the world’s graphite, and in 2022, Chinese companies accounted for over two-thirds of the world's cobalt and lithium processing capacity. China imported 20% of the world’s processed battery minerals in 2023, made up of mainly cobalt from Africa.