As the world's largest consumer of lithium resources, China faces a substantial demand-supply gap and challenges in securing its lithium supply chain. This study aims to examine the evolution of China's lithium supply chain networks from 2017 to 2021 and employs an attack model to reveal network resilience.
Can Chinese countermeasures enhance lithium supply chain security?
Chinese countermeasures to enhance lithium supply chain security Based on the above findings and the existing model structure, we proposed three potential schemes to enhance the security of Chinese lithium supply chain.
Does China's lithium supply chain have consumption-driven characteristics?
Based on scenario analysis, China's lithium supply chain exhibited prominent consumption-driven characteristics. Long-term changes in China's ultimate recoverable lithium reserves would not have a significantly impact on lithium supply chain security.
The resilience dynamic change of China's lithium supply chain is tested. The impacts of disruptions caused by disasters and political conflicts are evaluated. As the world's largest consumer of lithium resources, China faces a substantial demand-supply gap and challenges in securing its lithium supply chain.
How will China's Lithium-ion battery sector cope with a low-carbon transition?
A comprehensive dynamic material flow analysis of lithium flows in China's battery sector The low-carbon transition requires widespread adoption of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), which rely on critical raw materials. Lithium (Li) demand is expected to increase 10-fold by 2050 globally, raising concerns over the sustainability of future supply.
What is China's lithium supply system dynamics model?
We constructed China's lithium supply system dynamics model, and then performed subsequent scenario analysis by Vensim 1 software. The model mainly incorporated supply, demand, and price subsystems. The demand- and price-driven supply chain connected each model subsystem.
Is China's lithium supply chain a linchpin in the global lithium market?
Analysis of material flow and network metrics of the lithium supply chain network In Fig. 1, China's lithium supply chain emerges as a linchpin in the global lithium market, accounting for 80.61% of global lithium resource consumption in 2021—equivalent to 456.29 kt of LCE.