Due to ist specific properties, lithium for rechargeable batteries will continue to be an indispensable, non-substitutable key component for the areas of e-mobilty and the expansion and storage of renewable energies (wind, solar) in the coming decades. In the updated study, DERA assesses the future market supply for lithium across six global and two European scenarios. Based on the demand in 2020, demand could increase by a factor of four to eight by 2030