By Laura Millan Lombrana and Jonathan Gilbert
As established players expand, some newcomers seen struggling
New mine teething problems tightening credit for projects
Rising demand for lithium used in a new breed of lightweight, rechargeable batteries caught producers of the mineral off guard.
Tesla’s gigafactory in Nevada aims to manufacture about 500,000 car batteries a year by 2018. The soft, silver-white metal is also used in cell phones.
Source: Bloomberg
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