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AustralianSuper is also looking at opportunities in other important minerals for the energy transition such as nickel, cobalt and graphite over the coming five years or more.

The big player recently raised its stake in Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS) to 6.12% and now holds around $1 billion in Australian lithium producers but expects to raise that investment as high as $3 billion over the next five years.

Lithium has taken investors for a really wild ride, with the Lithium Price Index falling a precipitous 80% or more from an early-2023 record.

It was pleasing to see a report that some of Australia's larger super funds are now looking at the EV situation and starting to build investments in stocks involved in battery material sector.