Cumulative Recycling Capital Expenditure Requirement in the United States.

Cumulative investment required if capacity were to match demand, in $B.

Illustrative; based on average capex of $5,873/ton of processing capacity from company annoucements and Everbatt 2020 model. Hydrometallurgical recycling facility assumed; Investment requirement extrapolated from projected EOL EVs in the United States.
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