TRENDS IN US-CHINA BATTERY MATERIAL (LITHIUM) SUPPLY
on the US-China lithium supply chain (Figure 1) and examines how Japanese companies should respond in light of recent US efforts toward decoupling from China. 1 Lithium-ion batteries differ based on the cathode material: Lithium ternary (NCM), lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide (NCA), and lithium iron phosphate (LFP).