To bypass China, Western companies are investing in facilities to process battery metals in countries such as Tanzania, Mauritius and South Africa

A lithium ore mine in Zimbabwe. The country banned the export of raw lithium in December, effectively forcing foreign companies to process it there. aaron ufumeli/Shutterstock
This post first appeared on wsj.com

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