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China launches world's first plant to extract rare metals from lithium waste

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China has established the world's first production line capable of extracting rubidium and caesium from lithium waste. This new facility in Jiangxi province has an annual capacity of 500 tonnes and has achieved stable production. These rare metals are essential components for advanced technologies, including aerospace, quantum computing, biomedicine, and new energy sectors. AI

IMPACT Enhances supply chain for materials critical to AI hardware and advanced computing.

RANK_REASON Launch of a novel industrial process with significant implications for critical material supply chains. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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China launches world's first plant to extract rare metals from lithium waste

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zhang Tong ·

    Chinese plant extracts critical rare metals from lithium waste in world first

    China has launched a 500-tonne production line to extract rubidium and caesium from lithium waste. A demonstration line in Jiangxi province – the world’s first with an annual capacity of 500 tonnes for continuous tower extraction and separation of low-grade rubidium and caesium –…

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