On September 23, it was reported by foreign media that on Thursday, the Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution said that it had signed lithium and cobalt purchase agreements with three major Canadian key mineral suppliers to strengthen its supply chain of key battery materials in North America.
据外媒报道，9月23日，周四，韩国电池制造商LG新能源（LGEnergySolution）表示已与加拿大三大关键矿物供应商签订锂钴采购协议，加强其在北美的关键电池材料供应链。
The three suppliers are Snow Lake Resources (hereinafter referred to as Snow Lake), Electra Battery Materials Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Electra) and Avalon Advanced Materials (hereinafter referred to as Avalon), which will provide lithium and cobalt to LG New Energy.
这三家供应商是雪湖资源公司（SnowLakeResources，以下简称SnowLake），Electra电池材料公司（ElectraBatteryMaterialsCorporation，以下简称Electra）和阿瓦隆先进材料公司（AvalonAdvancedMaterials，以下简称Avalon），它们将向LG新能源提供锂和钴。
According to the non binding memorandum of understanding signed by LG New Energy and Snow Lake, once production starts in 2025, Snow Lake will provide 20000 tons of lithium hydroxide to LG New Energy every year for a period of 10 years.
根据LG新能源与SnowLake一旦2025年开始生产，签署的不具约束力的谅解备忘录，SnowLake每年将向LG新能源提供2万吨氢氧化锂，历时10年。
According to the non binding memorandum of understanding signed by LG New Energy and Avalon, Avalon will provide 11000 tons of lithium hydroxide to LG New Energy every year for five years from 2025.
根据LG新能源与Avalon不具约束力的谅解备忘录，Avalon每年从2025年开始LG为期5年的新能源提供1.1万吨氢氧化锂。
According to foreign media reports, Avalon plans to establish a regional lithium battery material supply chain in Ontario to meet the needs of future electric vehicle and lithium ion battery manufacturers in southern Ontario and other regions.
据外媒报道，Avalon计划在安大略省建立区域锂电池材料供应链，以满足安大略省南部等地区未来电动汽车和锂电池制造商的需求。
According to the binding agreement signed by LG New Energy and Electra on Thursday, Electra will supply 7000 tons of cobalt sulfate to LG New Energy in three years from 2023.
根据LG新能源与Electra周四签署的具有约束力的协议，Electra从2023年到3年，LG新能源供应7000吨硫酸钴。
LG New Energy is a new company that was spun off from LG Chem in December 2020. It is specialized in battery business. Its customers include Tesla, General Motors and Volkswagen. After the split, LG Chemical will hold 100% of the equity of the new company.
LG2020年12月新能源LG化学（LGChem）一家专门从事电池业务的新公司，其客户包括特斯拉、通用和大众。拆分后，LG化学将拥有这家新公司100%的股权。
It is reported that LG New Energy holds more than 20% of the global electric vehicle battery market, and has production bases in the United States, China, South Korea, Poland, Canada and Indonesia. At present, LG New Energy is trying to expand its business in North America.
据悉，LG新能源占全球电动汽车电池市场的20%以上。它在美国、中国、韩国、波兰、加拿大和印尼都有生产基地，目前正在努力扩大其在北美的业务。
The company said that in the process of accelerating the transformation of global automobile manufacturers to electric vehicles, it is becoming increasingly important to ensure that the key minerals needed for batteries are available.
该公司表示，在全球汽车制造商加快向电动汽车转型的过程中，确保电池所需的关键矿物变得越来越重要。