22.02.2023
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Chile's SQM partners with Circulor on supply chain tracking
LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Chile's SQM, the world's second-largest lithium producer, has partnered with blockchain startup Circulor to map emissions across the lithium supply chain for carmakers like Volvo Cars, the two companies said on Wednesday.
Legislative pressure is rising on electric vehicle (EV) makers and battery producers to track the human rights and environmental impact of their supply chains.
SQM and Circulor say they have been working together on "end-to-end lithium supply chain traceability" since last year, tracking lithium from Chile all the way to an EV battery, which should provide carmakers with greater accuracy in calculating the embedded carbon footprint of their products.
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