Tesla released the list of "all direct supplier relationships in the battery supply chain" for the first time Serial number Supplier Raw materials Country 1. Yabao Lithium The mining area is located in Australia;

(Nengdong May 7, 2022) Brazil's largest nickel and iron ore producer, Vale, Brazil, said it has signed a long-term contract to supply nickel produced in Canada for electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla (Tesla). Nickel is a key element used to make most electric vehicle batteries . Vale said the agreement is part of the Brazilian company's plan to increase its low-carbon, high-purity nickel to the electric vehicle market.

Tesla has released a list of suppliers for the basic materials needed to manufacture power batteries. The list includes 12 companies around the world, and will supply three raw materials such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel to Tesla. There are 5 Chinese companies in the 12 suppliers. In addition, there are 2 suppliers of products involved in refining and chemical extraction in China. At present, in order to support the rapid development of the electric vehicle industry, the procurement of battery materials is in a competition. Industry insiders have been warning that some key materials will have serious shortages. Generally, miners and refiners deal with battery manufacturers rather than automakers, but the latter begins to establish direct relationships with metal miners to obtain long-term contracts and ensure supply of batteries in the coming years. Tesla was one of the first automakers to seek to establish such a relationship, and recently began producing its own batteries to ensure supply chains and costs. Tesla released the list of "all direct supplier relationships in the battery supply chain" for the first time Serial number Supplier Raw materials Country 1. Albemarle Lithium The mining area is located in Australia; Chinese companies are responsible for refining 2. Livent Lithium The mining area is located in Argentina ; Chinese and American companies are responsible for refining 3. Ganfeng Lithium Lithium China 4. Sichuan Yahua Lithium China 5. Guizhou Zhongwei New Materials Cobalt, nickel China 6. Hunan Zhongwei New Materials Cobalt, nickel China 7. Huayou Cobalt Cobalt, nickel China 8. Glencore Kamoto Copper Company Cobalt Congo 9. Glencore Murrin Murrin Murrin Ni Australia 10. BHP Nickel West Nickel Australia 11. Prony Resources Nickel French New Caledonia 12. Vale Nickel Canada