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CATL Aims to Restart Key Chinese Lithium Mine by Early December
The CATL Jianxiawo lithium mine in Yichun, Jiangxi province, China.
Photographer: Gilles Sabrie/BloombergA key Chinese lithium mine run by Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. is preparing to reopen as soon as early next month.
The battery maker has formulated a preliminary plan to restart its Jianxiawo mine by early December, according to people familiar with the matter, who declined to be named as they aren’t authorized to speak publicly. The company has asked suppliers and partners to ready equipment, chemicals and workers, they said, as well as notifying the refiners that draw feedstock from the mine.