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Evening Standard
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Oscar Williams-Grut

£500m British lithium factory moves closer as Green Lithium strikes supply deal with Trafigura

The factory will eventually supply enough battery-grade lithium for 1 million electric vehicles a year

(Picture: REUTERS)

Plans for a British lithium plant that will supply enough raw material for 1 million electric vehicles a year moved a step closer today after a landmark deal.

Green Lithium, a company planning to build Europe’s first lithium refinery in the UK, has struck a deal with one of the world’s biggest commodity traders to supply ore to its plant.

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