Readers will start to see articles like this one originating...

Readers will start to see articles like this one originating from Bloomberg:

https://*********.com.au/canada-surpasses-china-global-lithium-ion-battery-supply-chain/and mutter "What the hell. This cant be right!"

A little research on Bloomberg indicated that only signed up members get access to the full report.

A little more work finds an older article from Bloomberg from last years data explaining what it is all about

https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/blog/the-battle-to-break-chinas-battery-making-supremacy-in-five-charts/

ESG considerations have a lot weighting in their ratings. Traditionally China has given the finger to all this.

Now that they have stuffed up their own construction industry (google “china ghost cities”) they need a replacement to minimise citizen unrest. Their stated selection is: the domination into the future of the big EV markets in Europe and North America.

Europe and North America are responding and have battle plans of their own which we now see unfolding.

Talga’s future health depends on China not succeeding.

We will watch this battle unfold, but with a vested interest.