A comprehensive up-to-date list of all battery and EV gigafactories around the world.
Critical Elements
| Element
| Symbol
| State
| Use
|
| Aluminum |
Al |
metal |
sputtering target, interconnects |
| Antimony |
Sb |
metalloid |
n-dopant |
| Argon |
Ar |
gas |
process gas |
| Arsenic* |
As |
metalloid |
n-dopant |
| Beryllium |
Be |
metal |
power devices |
| Boron* |
B |
metalloid |
p-dopant |
| Chromium |
Cr |
metal |
deposition |
| Cobalt* |
Co |
metal |
interconnects |
| Erbium |
Er |
metal |
laser dopant |
| Gallium |
Ga |
metal |
semiconductor, LEDs |
| Germanium |
Ge |
metalloid |
semiconductor, solar cell, LEDs |
| Gold |
Au |
metal |
connectors |
| Graphite* |
C |
nonmetal |
equipment coatings |
| Helium |
He |
gas |
process gas |
| Hydrogen |
H |
gas |
process gas |
| Indium |
In |
metal |
p-dopant, LCDs |
| Neon |
Ne |
gas |
process gas |
| Nitrogen |
N |
gas |
process gas |
| Oxygen |
O |
gas |
process gas |
| Phosphorus |
P |
nonmetal |
n-dopant |
| Silicon |
Si |
metalloid |
semiconductor, solar cells |
| Tantalum |
Ta |
metal |
sputtering target |
| Tellarium |
Te |
metalloid |
solar cells |
| Tin |
Sn |
metal |
photolithography plasma |
| Xenon |
Xe |
gas |
process gas |
* also important for EV battery manufacture
Critical Chemicals
| Element
| Symbol
| State
| Use
|
| acetone |
|
solvent |
|
| ammonium fluoride |
|
base |
|
| ammonium hydroxide |
|
base |
|
| citric acid |
|
acid |
|
| denatured ethanol |
|
solvent |
|
| hydrobromic acid |
|
acid |
|
| hydrochloric acid |
|
acid |
|
| hydrofluoric acid |
|
acid |
|
| hydrogen peroxide |
|
base |
|
| isopropanol |
|
solvent |
|
| nitric acid |
|
acid |
|
| orthophosphoric acid |
|
acid |
|
| potasium hydroxide |
|
base |
|
| sodium hydroxide |
|
base |
|
| sulphuric acid |
|
acid |
|
| trichloroethylene |
|
solvent |
|
| ultrapure water (UPW) |
|
solvent |
|
|
|
|
|