Tesla Secures 5-year Lithium Supply Deal Starting Next Year With Australia's Liontown
Tesla Secures 5-year Lithium Supply Deal Starting Next Year With Australia's Liontown
Large quantities of lithium spodumene concentrate have been found in Africa, Australia, and North America.Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has secured a five-year agreement with Australia's Liontown Resources to supply lithium spodumene concentrate to the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle maker.
特斯拉公司 纳斯达克股票代码：TSLA）已与澳大利亚Liontown Resources达成了一项为期五年的协议，向澳大利亚供应锂锂辉石精矿 埃隆 麝香-led 电动汽车制造商。
What Happened: Tesla will buy 100,000 dry metric tonnes (DMT) of the lithium concentrate in the first year and up to 150,000 DMTs annually thereafter, Liontown Resources said.
发生了什么： Liontown Resources表示，特斯拉将在第一年购买10万干公吨（DMT）的锂精矿，此后每年购买多达15万干公吨（DMT）。
Spodumene is considered a key material that goes into making batteries for electric vehicles.
锂辉石被认为是制造电动汽车电池的关键材料。
Large quantities of lithium spodumene concentrate have been found in Africa, Australia, and North America.
在非洲、澳大利亚和北美发现了大量锂锂辉石浓缩物。
The supply deal is subject to Liontown commencing commercial production at the Kathleen Valley Lithium Project by 2025.
供应协议的前提是Liontown在2025年之前开始在凯瑟琳谷锂项目进行商业化生产。
The Kathleen Valley project is a high-grade lithium-tantalum project being developed near Perth, Western Australia.
凯瑟琳谷项目是西澳大利亚州珀斯附近正在开发的高品位锂钽项目。
Liontown Resources said the supply deal follows the recent foundational offtake arrangement with LG Energy Solutions, a supplier for Tesla.
Liontown Resources表示，供应协议是在最近与特斯拉供应商LG Energy Solutions达成基本收购协议之后达成的。
See Also: Tesla Strikes Deal To Secure Nickel Supplies From Tamarack In Minnesota
另请参阅： 特斯拉达成协议，确保明尼苏达州塔马拉克的镍供应
Why It Matters: Tesla and its legacy rivals such as General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) and Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) are rushing to develop supply chains and secure raw materials such as lithium and nickel for their electric vehicle battery needs.
为什么重要： 特斯拉及其传统竞争对手，例如 通用汽车公司 （纽约证券交易所代码：GM）和 福特 马达 有限公司 (NYSE: F) 正急于发展供应链并获得锂和镍等原材料，以满足其电动汽车电池的需求。
The global demand for lithium is expected to jump to one million tonnes by 2025 and three million tonnes by the end of the decade as more and more legacy automakers switch to electric vehicles.
随着越来越多的传统汽车制造商转向电动汽车，预计到2025年，全球对锂的需求将跃升至100万吨，到本十年末将跃升至300万吨。
Earlier this year, Tesla agreed to buy nickel supplies from Talon Metals Corp's (OTC:TLOFF) Tamarack mines in central Minnesota, a first such U.S.-based nickel supply deal for the Austin, Texas-based EV company.
今年早些时候，特斯拉同意从那里购买镍供应 塔隆金属公司的（场外交易代码：TLOFF）位于明尼苏达州中部的塔玛拉克矿，这是这家总部位于德克萨斯州奥斯汀的电动汽车公司在美国的第一笔此类镍供应协议。
Price Action: Tesla shares closed 5.3% higher at $922.43 a share on Tuesday.
价格走势： 特斯拉股价周二收盘上涨5.3％，至每股922.43美元。