Automakers overhauling approach to battery supply chains, Livent exec says

Automotive manufacturers are overhauling their approach to the battery supply chain, including the way they view and price raw materials like lithium, the chief strategy officer of US-based lithium chemicals producer Livent said.

This is leading automakers to go further upstream in the supply chain than ever before, according to Sarah Maryssael, who leads Livent’s efforts to grow and scale globally as well...