India considers incentives for lithium processing

India is contemplating providing incentives to private companies to establish lithium processing facilities in an effort to develop its lithium mining sector and bolster the supply of the EV battery metal. Under a new critical minerals policy being formulated by the mines ministry, incentives would be offered to companies to set up lithium processing plants, covering aspects from exploration to mining to value addition. While the exact form of incentives is yet to be determined, the government aims...