Poland is the world's second largest producer of lithium batteries

2023-04-07T11:28:57.082Z

These lithium batteries have become essential at a time of the explosion of electric mobility. If Europe tries to catch up with China and the United States, Poland is doing so...Poland is the world's second largest producer of lithium batteries Warsaw street scene, March 2023: There's not much enthusiasm for buying electric cars in Poland, but that doesn't stop the country from being one of the world's leading producers of the batteries they work with. REUTERS - KACPER PEMPEL Text by: RFI Follow 1 min These lithium batteries have become essential at a time of the explosio

Poland is the world's second largest producer of lithium batteries

Warsaw street scene, March 2023: There's not much enthusiasm for buying electric cars in Poland, but that doesn't stop the country from being one of the world's leading producers of the batteries they work with. REUTERS - KACPER PEMPEL

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These lithium batteries have become essential at a time of the explosion of electric mobility. If Europe tries to catch up with China and the United States, Poland is a good student.

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with our correspondent in Warsaw, Martin Chabal

There is not much enthusiasm for buying electric cars in Poland, but that does not prevent the country from being one of the world's leading producers of the batteries with which they work.

Thanks to numerous investments, Poland has moved faster than its European neighbors and even the United States. Especially with its gigantic factory of the South Korean group LG in the south of the country. It is the largest electric car battery factory in Europe and investments are still coming in, whether from the European Union, the Polish government or the South Korean company itself.

Thanks to all these efforts, Poland has multiplied, in six years, its exports of lithium batteries by 38. That's more than 2% of everything the country exports.

Automakers sensed the bargain and quickly announced big investments in electric vehicle production plants. They know that the European Union has banned the sale of cars with internal combustion engines for 2035.

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But Poland should not remain on the podium of the largest producers of lithium batteries for very long. The race has been running for a few years, and in Europe, many factories should see the light of day in the coming years and drastically increase the total production of the continent. Without worrying China, which will remain number 1 in the sector.

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Poland is the world's second largest producer of lithium batteries

Poland is the world's second largest producer of lithium batteries

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