Plan to extract lithium from Xinjiang raises forced-labor questions for EV industry

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Plan to extract lithium from Xinjiang raises forced-labor questions for EV industry
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A lithium producer for carmakers including BMW and Tesla Inc. is beginning work to assess battery metals projects in Xinjiang, deepening links between electric vehicle supply chains and a region at the heart of human-rights allegations against China.

a showroom in Xinjiang, said in the report that it found no instances of child labor, forced labor or inhumane treatment in audits of its suppliers.

A joint venture between a Ganfeng unit and Xinjiang Geology and Mineral Investment Co. aims to obtain quality lithium resources, Ganfeng said in a post on an online investor forum in June. The new company was registered in May in the region’s capital Urumqi with capital of about 90 million yuan .

In theory, Tesla and other automakers could find a way to keep their relationships with Ganfeng going while avoiding any metals that come from Xinjiang.

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