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Lithium sector gets salty 'shot across the bow'

AFTER Lynas Rare Earths got something of an existential warning earlier this month from Tesla supremo Elon Musk and the ever-faster changing world of technology, high-flying lithium players had a shot fired across their bow this week.

 Lithium sector could be smashed if ubiquitous element replaced it in batteries

Lithium sector could be smashed if ubiquitous element replaced it in batteries

A column in UK newspaper The Telegraph pointed to the potential use of sodium rather than lithium in batteries, which if becoming a reality, would completely sink the lithium sector. The column by renowned...

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