TOKYO -- Non-ferrous metal companies in Japan are launching recycling operations to recover lithium from used batteries as the growing popularity of electric vehicles is set to keep the material in short supply.
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Recovering lithium from lithium-ion batteries is deemed crucial as demand for the metal surges. © Reuters
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