CRITICALMATERIALS

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Acknowledgements

ThisreportwasauthoredbyIsaacElizondoGarcia,CarlosRuizandLuisJaneiro(IRENA)andMartinaLyons(ex-IRENA),underthedirectionofFranciscoBoshellandRolandRoesch(Director,IRENAInnovationandTechnologyCentre).

ValuableinputwasprovidedbyIRENAcolleaguesDeeptiSiddhanti,DoraLopez,JinleiFengandZhaoyuLewisWuandYongChen.

Thisreportbenefittedfromtheinputandcommentsofexperts,BryanBille(BenchmarkMineralsIntelligence),ClaudiaBrunori(ItalianNationalAgencyforNewTechnologies,EnergyandSustainableEconomicDevelopment),DanaCartwright(InternationalCouncilonMiningandMetals),DanielWeaver(DepartmentforEnergySecurityandNetZero,UK),DjiboSeydou(MinistryofMines,Niger),DolfGielen(WorldBank),KatherineShapiro(MinistryofEnergyandNaturalResources,Canada),MarcosIerides(Bax&Company),MarosHalama(InoBat),ShoraiKavu(MinistryofEnergyandPowerDevelopment,Zimbabwe),SilviaBobba(JointResearchCentre,EuropeanCommission)andYiheyisEshetu(MinistryofWaterandEnergy,Ethiopia).Thereportwascopy-editedbyFayreMakeigandtechnicalreviewprovidedbyPaulKomor.EditorialsupportwasprovidedbyFrancisFieldandStephanieClarke.GraphicdesignwasprovidedbyNachoSanz.

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CONTENTS

FIgures,tablesandboxes 4

Abbreviations 6

Executivesummary 7

1.Introduction 15

2.DemandsupplyprospectsforEVbatterymaterials 18

2.1Theroleofelectricvehicles(EVs)intheenergytransition 18

2.2.DemandforEVbatterymaterials 20

2.3SupplyofEVbatterymaterials 30

3.Keyconsiderationsforpolicymakers 34

3.1.Resultsandconclusions 34

3.2.Recommendationsforpolicymakers 39

References 44

Annex1Supplydemandprospectspermaterial 50

Annex1.1.Lithium 50

Annex1.2.Cobalt 54

Annex1.3.Graphite 58

Annex1.4.Nickel 61

Annex1.5.Copper 64

Annex1.6.Phosphorous 67

Annex1.7.Manganese 70

Annex2Keyassumptions 73

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FIGURES

Figure1Criticalmaterialsupplyanddemandin2023and2030 9

Figure2Sensitivityanalysisofsupply-demandbalancebasedonaveragebatterysizeand

batterychemistry 11

Figure3Volume-weightedaveragepricesplitforlithium-ionbatterypacksandcells,2013-2023

(realUSD2023/kWh) 16

Figure4Breakdownoftotalfinalenergyconsumptionbyenergycarrierunderthe1.5°CScenario,

2020-2050 18

Figure5EstimatedbatterydemandforEVsunderIRENA’s1.5°CScenariobysegment,

2023-2030 19

Figure6Batterysystemcomponentsandinternalcomponentsofabatterycell 20

Figure7Estimatedaveragecriticalmaterialmetalcontentofselectedlithium-ionEV

batterycathodes 21

Figure8GlobalEVbatterycathodechemistrymixesforpassengervehicles,2015-2023 22

Figure9GlobalEVbatteryanodechemistrymix,2015-2023 23

Figure10EstimatedaveragecriticalmaterialcompositionofselectedEVbatterypacks 24

Figure11Evolutionofhistoricalbatterychemistrymarketsharesforpassengervehicles,

2015-2022,andexplorativescenarios,2023-2030 27

Figure12EstimatedglobalshareofmaterialdemandfromEVbatteriesandotherapplications,

2022and2030 29

Figure13Regionallithium-ionbatterymanufacturingcapacityin2023andplanned

capacityfor2030 30

Figure14Materialsupplyin2023andrangeofestimatedsupplyin2030 32

Figure15Totalbatterymaterialexplorationexpenditure,2010-2023(real2023USDmillion) 33

Figure16Criticalmaterialsupplyanddemandin2023and2030 35

FigureA1.1LithiumdemandfromEVbatteriesandotherapplications,2022and2030 51

FigureA1.2LithiumdemandfromEVbatteriesby2030basedonIRENA’sbattery

chemistryscenarios 51

FigureA1.3Lithiumsupplyanddemandin2023and2030 52

FigureA1.4Lithiumsupplyanddemandbalancein2030basedonbatterysizesensitivityanalysis 53

FigureA1.5CobaltdemandfromEVbatteriesandotherapplications,2022and2030 55

FigureA1.6CobaltdemandfromEVbatteriesby2030basedonIRENA’sbattery

chemistryscenarios 55

FigureA1.7Cobaltsupplyanddemandin2023and2030 56

FigureA1.8Cobaltsupplyanddemandbalancein2030basedonbatterysizesensitivityanalysis 57

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Figures,tablesandboxes

FigureA1.9GraphitedemandfromEVbatteriesandotherapplications,2022and2030 59

FigureA1.10GraphitedemandfromEVbatteriesby2030basedonIRENA’sbattery

chemistryscenarios 59

FigureA1.11Graphitesupplyanddemandin2023and2030 60

FigureA1.12NickeldemandfromEVbatteriesandotherapplications,2022and2030 61

FigureA1.13NickeldemandfromEVbatteriesby2030basedonIRENA’sbattery

chemistryscenarios 62

FigureA1.14Nickelsupplyanddemandin2023and2030 63

FigureA1.15RefinedcopperdemandfromEVbatteriesandotherapplications,2022and2030 64

FigureA1.16RefinedcopperdemandfromEVbatteriesby2030basedonIRENA’sbattery

chemistryscenarios 65

FigureA1.17Refinedcoppersupplyanddemandin2023and2030 66

FigureA1.18PhosphorousdemandfromEVbatteriesandotherapplications,2022and2030 68

FigureA1.19PhosphorousdemandfromEVbatteriesby2030basedonIRENA’sbattery

chemistryscenarios 68

FigureA1.20Phosphoroussupplyanddemandin2023and2030 69

FigureA1.21ManganesedemandfromEVbatteriesandotherapplications,2022and2030 70

FigureA1.22ManganesedemandfromEVbatteriesby2030basedonIRENA’sbattery

chemistryscenarios 71

FigureA1.23Manganesesupplyanddemandin2023and2030 72

TABLES

Table1OverviewofglobalresourcesforselectedEVbatterycriticalmaterials 15

Table2OverviewofcriticalmaterialdemandfromEVbatteriesbyscenario,2030 34

Table3Overviewofoverallsupply-demandbalanceestimations 36

Table4Overviewofkeymaterials 37

TableA2.1GlobalaverageEVbatterysizepervehiclesegment,2022and2030 73

TableA2.2EVbatterychemistrymixforcars/SUVs/vansbyscenario,2030 73

TableA2.3EVbatterychemistrymixformotorcyclesbyscenario,2030 74

TableA2.4EVbatterychemistrymixforbusesbyscenario,2030 74

TableA2.5EVbatterychemistrymixfortrucksbyscenario,2030 74

TableA2.6MaterialcompositionassumedperEVbatterytype,2022 75

TableA2.7Materialcompositionassumedpersodium-ionbatterytype 75

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BOXES

Box1Sodium-ionbatteries 25

Box2Historicinvestmentsinexploration 33

ABBREVIATIONS

BEVbatteryelectricvehicle

ESGenvironmental,socialandgovernanceEVelectricvehicle

GWhgigawatthour

IRENAInternationalRenewableEnergyAgency

kgkilogram

kWhkilowatthour

LCElithiumcarbonateequivalentLFPlithiumironphosphate

LMFPlithiummanganeseironphosphate

LMOlithiummanganeseoxide

Mtmilliontonnes

NCAnickelcobaltaluminiumoxide

NMCnickelmanganesecobaltoxide

NMCAnickelmanganesecobaltaluminiumoxide

PHEVplug-inhybridelectricvehicle

PPApurifiedphosphoricacid

R&Dresearchanddevelopment

SUVsportsutilityvehicle

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EXECUTIVESUMMARY

Advancingtheenergytransitionwillrequireelectricvehicles(EVs)todominatepassengervehiclesalesby2030.In2023,theglobalstockofpassengerEVsstoodatabout44million.AchievingtheInternationalRenewableEnergyAgency’s(IRENA’s)1.5°CScenariorequiressignificantgrowthoftheglobalstock,to359million,by2030.Thiselectrificationimperativeextendstoallroadtransportsectors,includingthosepreviouslydeemedunsuitableforelectrification,such

aslong-haulroadfreight.

WhiletheoutlookforEVbatteryproductioncapacityispositive,ensuringanadequate,reliableandaffordablesupplyofthenecessaryrawmaterialsisessential.InlinewithIRENA’s1.5°CScenario,theelectrificationofroadtransportwouldrequireEVbatteries’annualproductiontogrowfive-foldbetween2023and2030.Eventhoughthecurrentplannedbatteryproductioncapacityfor2030(7300gigawatthours[GWh]/year)exceedstheanticipateddemandforEVbatteries(4300GWh/year),concertedeffortsarestillneededtosecurethenecessaryrawmaterialsforthesebatteries.

IncreasingdemandforEVswoulddriveupdemandforthematerialsusedinEVbatteries,suchasgraphite,lithium,cobalt,copper,phosphorous,manganeseandnickel.UnderIRENA’s1.5°CScenario,thedemandforlithiumfromEVbatteriescouldroughlyquadruplefrom2023to2030.Similarly,thedemandforcobalt,graphiteandnickelcouldmorethantriple.However,innovationsenablingthesubstitutionofthesematerialsarealreadyreducingdemand;cobaltandnickelwerenolongerusedinnearlyhalfofthepassengerEVssoldin2023.

Whileresourceavailabilityisnotaconstraintforthelong-termdecarbonisationofroadtransport,effortsareneededtoquicklyandeffectivelyscaleupproductiontomeetgrowingdemandintheshorttomediumterm.AshighlightedinpreviousIRENApublications,long-termavailabilityisamatterofexpandingproductionvolumeandensuringdiversityofsupply(Gielen,2021;IRENA,2023a).Forinstance,theannualdemandforlithiumisestimatedtobe2.5-3.1milliontonnesperyear(Mt/year)by2030,withreservesandresourcesstandingat150Mtand560Mt,respectively,indicatingamplesupply(USGS,2024).

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Effectivelynavigatinguncertaintiesintheshorttomediumtermrequiresregularmonitoringandassessmentofmarketdynamicsandtechnologicaladvancementsaswellasmodellingvariousscenarios.Onthedemandside,uncertaintiesprimarilyresultfrompoliciessupportingEVdeploymentandtheirimpactontheprojectedvolumeofEVsales;disruptiveinnovation;andtheevolvingmarketshareofdifferentanodeandcathodechemistries,eachcharacterisedbydistinctmaterialcompositions.Onthesupplyside,uncertaintiesstemfromfactorssuchasfluctuatingmarketprices,regulatorychangesandpotentialdisruptionsinthevaluechainduetofactorssuchasnaturaldisasters,geopoliticaltensionsortradedisputes.

IRENAhasdevelopedasupply-demandanalysistounderstandandexplorepotentialbottlenecksby2030,assumingalevelofEVdeploymentalignedwiththe1.5°CScenario.

Withinthiscontext,threebatterychemistryscenariosareexamined.Thefirstscenario,consideredaTechnologyStagnationscenario,assumeslimitedinnovationandacontinuedhighshareofnickel-richchemistries.Thesecondscenario,consideredacontinuationofCurrentTrends,exploresanincreasingdominanceoflithiumironphosphate(LFP)andlithiummanganeseironphosphate(LMFP)batteries.1Thethirdscenario,regardedasanIncreasedInnovationscenario,assumestheprominenceofLFPandLMFPalongsideasignificantincreaseinemergingsodium-iontechnology.Togaugethelikelihoodofasupply-demandgapundereachscenario,arangeofsupplyprojectionsfromotherorganisationsisconsidered.

EVbatteriesarenotdrivingthedemandforallcriticalmaterialsinEVs.Otherindustriesandapplicationsinfluencingthesematerials’availabilityandpricingshouldnotbeoverlooked.

ThedemandforEVbatteriesisamajordriverofdemandforlithium,and–toalesserextent-cobalt,graphiteandnickel.However,copper,withanapproximately4%demandsharefromEVbatteriesby2030,isprimarilydrivenbyconstructionandpower-relatedinfrastructure.Similarly,thedemandsharesforphosphorusandmanganesefromEVbatteriesareestimatedtobeabout3%andonlyabout2%,respectively,by2030.

Withsustainableexpansionofmaterialsupplychains,complementedbycontinuedinnovationinbatterychemistries,countriescanmeetthegrowingdemandforEVbatterymaterials.ThisispossibleevenunderaveryfastadoptionofEVs,inlinewitha1.5°Cdecarbonisationpathway.

Acriticalfactorwillbethescale-upofmaterialsupplyinlinewithcurrentlyavailableforecasts.Beyondthat,fasteradoptionofinnovativebatterieswithlowercriticalmaterialrequirements(e.g.LFP,LMFPandsodium-ion)couldfurthermitigatepotentialshortagesofsomematerials,evenifminingdoesnotscaleupasrapidlyasexpected.Abroadrangeofoutcomesispossibledependingontheevolutionofmaterialsupplycapacityandtheeffectsoftechnologyinnovation.Forinstance,potentiallithiumsurplusesareestimatedat0.60Mt/year,orabout25%oftheestimateddemandin2030,whileshortagescouldreachupto1.3Mt/year,representingabout40%oftheestimateddemandin2030(Figure1).

1LFPreferstolithiumironphosphatebatteries,andLMFPreferstolithiummanganeseironphosphatebatteries.

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FIGURE1Criticalmaterialsupplyanddemandin2023and2030

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in2030basedonBlackRockMining(2023),ETC(2023)andWSJ(2023).Nickel–supplyin2023basedonUSGS(2024);supplyin2030basedonBNEF(2024b),ETC(2023)andS&PGlobal(2023).Copper–supplyin2023basedon

USGS(2024);supplyin2030basedonBNEF(2024b),ETC(2023)andS&PGlobal(2023).Phosphorous–supplyin2023basedonBrownlieetal.(2022)andUSGS(2024);supplyin2030basedonIRENAanalysis.Manganese–supplyin2023basedonUSGS(2024);supplyin2030basedonJupiterMines(2023)andMcKinsey(2022).

Notes:Supplyestimatesincludeannounced,plannedandpotentialsupply.Lithiumisexpressedintermsoflithiumcarbonateequivalent(LCE).Copperreferstorefinedcopper.Thevaluesforphosphorousrefertoelementalphosphorous.Mt=milliontonnes.

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Bothbatterychemistryandbatterysizehaveasignificantimpactonthemarketdynamicsofcriticalmaterials.Figure2featuresthreegraphsforeachcriticalmaterial.Eachgraphrepresentsadifferentbatterychemistryscenario.Thegraphsplotthepotentialmarketbalanceonthey-axisagainstvariousbatterysizesonthex-axis.Theyshowcasehoweachfactorcontributestosupply-demandrelationshipsforcriticalmaterials.TheaveragesizeofEVbatteries,estimatedtoplateauatabout57kilowatthours(kWh),iscrucialasitdirectlycorrelateswiththedemandforbatterymaterials(BNEF,2024a;Krishna,2023).ThesensitivityanalysisdepictedinFigure2considersarangeofestimatedsupplyandusecolourcoding:theyellowareaindicatespotentialmarketshortfalls,whilethegreenareahighlightspotentialsurpluses.Orangedotsrepresentthemarketbalanceunderconditionsoflowsupply,whilegreendotsdenotethebalanceunderhigh-supplyscenarios.

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FIGURE2Sensitivityanalysisofsupply-demandbalancebasedonaveragebatterysizeand

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Notes:kWh=kilowatthour;LCE=lithiumcarbonateequivalent;Mt=milliontonnes.

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Basedontheanalysisoffactorsaffectingbothsupplyanddemandby2030,thefollowingperspectivesarepresentedforeachmaterial:

?Thedemandforlithiumremainslargelyunaffectedbythechoiceofbatterychemistry,sincemostEVbatterytechnologiesdependonit.Sodium-ionbatteries,whichdonotrelyonlithium,mayentertheEVbatterymarketlaterinthedecade,buttheirimpactonreducinglithiumdemandwilllikelybemoresignificantafter2030.Long-termavailabilityoflithiumisnotaconstraint.Instead,addressingpotentiallithiumdeficitswillsignificantlyrelyonexpandingthesupplychainorreducingdemandthroughimprovementoftheenergydensity2ofexistinglithium-ionbatteries.

?CobaltcanbesubstitutedwiththeintegrationoftechnologiessuchasLFPandLMFP,rapidlyreducingcobalt’scriticalityforroadtransportelectrification.However,cobaltsupplyshortfallscouldbepossibleinscenarioswherecobalt-containingbatteries,suchasnickelmanganese

cobaltoxide(NMC)andnickelcobaltaluminiumoxide(NMCA),remainwidespread.

?Basedoncurrentsupplyprojections,naturalgraphitewilllikelybeinsufficienttomeetallexpectedgraphitedemandby2030.Syntheticgraphite,althoughmoreenergyintensive,couldbescaleduptobridgethesupplygap.Beyondthat,atransitiontowardsanodeswithincreasedsiliconcontentisalreadyoccurringandcouldfurtherreducepressureonthematerial.

?NickeldemandhasalreadybeencontainedbytheriseofLFPandLMFPbatteries.Afurthertransitionfromnickel-richbatteriestootherchemistrieswouldmakesupplyshortagesunlikely,unlessthesupplymaterialisesatthelowerendofthecurrentsupplyprojectionsrange.

?Thedemandforcopper,phosphorousandmanganesefromtheEVmarketisexpectedtorepresentonlyasmallshareofglobaldemandforthesematerials.Therefore,itsimpactonshapingsupplyanddemanddynamicswillberelativelyminorcomparedwithdemandfromlargersectors.However,addressingissuessurroundingbattery-gradepurifiedphosphoricacidandhigh-puritymanganesesulphateemergesasthemostpressingconcern,requiringconcertedactionstorapidlyexpandtheirsupplychains.

Innovationhasalreadydecreasedthedemandforcriticalmaterialssignificantly.Forinstance,LFPbatteries,whichhadasingle-digitmarketsharein2015,capturedanestimated44%ofthepassengervehiclemarketin2023.Projecting2023’scobaltandnickeldemandfiveyearsprior–consideringthemixofbatterychemistriesatthetime–wouldhaveledtosignificantoverestimationsofdemand.Forinstance,cobaltandnickeldemandfromEVbatterieswouldhavebeenabout50%higher.

2Inthisreport,energydensityreferstogravimetricenergydensity.

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AdvancesinEVbatterytechnologyhavealsoimprovedgravimetricenergydensitysignificantly,a30%increase,onaverage,forbatterycellsand60%forbatterypacksoverthepastdecade(BNEF,2024).Theseadvancesnotonlyboostenergyperformanceanddrivedowncosts,theyalsoplayasignificantroleinreducingmaterialdemand.Furtherimprovementsarestillpossible.Forinstance,ContemporaryAmperexTechnologyCo.,Limited(CATL)andNorthvolthavedevelopedasodium-ionbatterywithanenergydensityof160watthourperkilogramme(Wh/kg);theyareplanningforthenextgenerationtoexceed200Wh/kg(CATL,2023;Northvolt,2023).Moreover,CATLhasunveiledacondensedbatterycell,which,throughchemicalanddesigninnovation,isabletoachieveagravimetricenergydensityof500Wh/kg(CATL,2023).Thismarkedlysurpassesthetypicalenergydensityof250-300Wh/kginnickel-richbatteries(Ringbeck,2024).Designpresentsanotheravenueforinnovation.Forexample,BYDhascommercialisedthecell-to-packtechnologyandisnowadvancingtocell-to-bodytechnology.Thislatestapproachfurtherincreasesenergydensitybyintegratingbatterycellsdirectlyintoacar’sbody,therebycompletelyeliminatingtheneedforatraditionalbatterypack(BYD,2023;WEF,2023).

Innovationemergesasthecentralcomponentinaddressingpotentialbottlenecks,offeringpathwaystoreducedemandandbolstersupply.Amonginnovations,advancementsinEVbatterycathodes,notablyLFPandLMFP,alongsideemergingtechnologies,suchassodium-ion,couldalleviate,ifnotentirelyeliminate,thedemandforsomematerials.ContinuousimprovementinenergydensitythroughinnovativedesignandengineeringcouldpositionLFPandLMFPaschallengerstonickel-richbatteries’dominanceinhigh-endEVmarketsegments.Overcomingsodium-iontechnology’schallengescouldleadtostructuraladvancements,bypartiallyorcompletelyeliminatingtheneedforsomematerials,forexample,lithium,cobaltandgraphite.Moreover,innovationinminingandprocessingcouldalleviatepressuresonthesupplyside,enablingtimely,cost-effectiveandsustainableproductionofmaterials.

ThisreportdetailsseveralactionsforgovernmentsandstakeholdersacrosstheEVbatterysupplychaintoensureanadequate,reliable,sustainableandaffordablesupplyofcriticalmaterialsforEVbatteriesby2030.

Toaddresspotentialmaterialbottlenecks,governmentscanplayakeyroleinacceleratingandsupportinginnovationaimedatreducingoreliminatingtheuseofcriticalmaterialsinEVbatteries.Examplesofpossibleinnovationsincludeadvancementsincathodeandanodetechnologies,andimprovementsinbatterydesignandengineeringtoboostenergydensityandreducematerialuse.GiventherapidevolutionofEVbatterytechnologies,governments,miningandprocessingcompanies,andbatterymanufacturerscanmonitormarketscloselyandfrequentlyandincreaseindustryengagementtostayabreastofthelatesttrendsandbreakthroughsininnovation.GovernmentsmayalsofacilitateareductionofcriticalmaterialdemandbysupportingtheaccelerateddeploymentofEVcharginginfrastructure,supportingtheadoptionofEVswithsma