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According to BNEF, Tianqi Lithium, SQM, Albermarle and FMC, the producers that dominate the space, will need to extract enough lithium to supply the equivalent of 35 Tesla Gigafactories now being built in Nevada. Research Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. projects total investments to supply these new batters will range from $350 billion to $750 billion.
The Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, tries to reflect the performance of the Solactive Global Lithium Index, which is comprised of a number of global lithium producing companies and lithium battery producers, like FMC 25.1%, Quimica Y Minera 17.1%, Samsung SDI Co. 6.6% and Tesla Motors 5.6%. Top country weights include U.S. 41.2%, Chile 13.8%, South Korea 13.6%, Japan 8.9% and Australia 6.8%.
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