加拿大开设北美首个炼厂,以减少对中国的依赖. Canada opens North America's first lithium refinery to reduce reliance on China.

北美首个电化学炼厂在不列颠哥伦比亚省的德尔塔开工,标志着加拿大建立国内供应链并减少对中国的依赖的一个关键步骤. North America’s first electrochemical lithium refining facility opened in Delta, British Columbia, marking a key step in Canada’s effort to build a domestic lithium supply chain and reduce reliance on China. 树工厂已开始运营,每年生产电池级材料为约25,000辆电动汽车,雇佣大约75人. The Mangrove Lithium plant, which began operations, aims to produce battery-grade material for about 25,000 electric vehicles annually and employs about 75 people. 由于全球供应链的脆弱性日益增加, 加拿大在此举中强调了为清洁能源转型提供关键矿产资源的努力. This development highlights Canada's push to secure critical minerals for the clean energy transition amid growing global supply chain vulnerabilities.