Mitsubishi Chemical Group and Asahi Kasei are scaling back plans to expand electric vehicle (EV) battery material production, citing a slowdown in consumer demand for electric vehicles as the reason. Specifically, Mitsubishi has postponed projects to expand battery electrolyte factories in the US and the UK, originally intended to double capacity at both locations.
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