Reach into your pocket, scan your desk, glance at your wrist. Somewhere nearby, almost certainly, sits a lithium-ion battery. Probably several. The technology has become so embedded in modern life that its supply chain vulnerabilities rarely enter public conversation, until a trade dispute, a shipping bottleneck, or a geopolitical flare-up forces the issue back onto the agenda. That reckoning is now well underway. The global lithium-ion battery market ballooned by 20 percent between 2024 and 2025, crossing $150 billion, according to the I
Reach into your pocket, scan your desk, glance at your wrist. Somewhere nearby, almost certainly, sits a lithium-ion battery. Probably several. The technology has become so embedded in modern life that its supply chain vulnerabilities rarely enter public conversation, until a trade dispute, a shipping bottleneck, or a geopolitical flare-up forces the issue back onto the agenda. That reckoning is now well underway. The global lithium-ion battery market ballooned by 20 percent between 2024 and 2025, crossing $150 billion, according to the I