China’s Ganfeng seals US$343m deal to gain control of Malian lithium mine
中国赣锋集团达成3.43亿美元交易，获得马里锂矿的控制权
China’s Ganfeng Lithium has clinched a US$342.7 million deal to raise its stake in one of the world’s largest lithium projects in Mali, West Africa, securing additional resources to feed the voracious appetite of the Chinese battery supply chain as demand for electric vehicles grows at a furious pace.
中国赣锋锂业已达成一项价值3.427亿美元的交易，以增加其在西非马里的全球最大锂项目之一的股份，从而获得更多资源，以满足中国电池供应链的增长需求，因为电动汽车的需求以惊人的速度增长。
Analysts expect this move to help boost the company’s self-sufficiency in lithium production and reverse a profit margin squeeze brought about by falling product prices.
分析师预计，此举将有助于提高该公司在锂生产方面的自给自足，并扭转产品价格下跌带来的利润率挤压。
China is the world’s largest electric vehicles (EV) market, with deliveries of battery-powered cars representing about 60 per cent of the global total. Lithium-ion batteries are the most valuable component of EVs, estimated to cost as much as 40 per cent of a new electric car.
中国是全球最大的电动汽车（EV）市场，电池汽车的交付量约占全球总量的60%。锂离子电池是电动汽车中最有价值的组成部分，估计其成本高达新电动汽车的40%。
