Power Players: Part 1 - Interview with Northvolt's Chief Supply Chain Officer Dennis van Schie

Sweden's Northvolt aims to dramatically cut the carbon footprint of batteries and build the world's greenest batteries. Since its founding in 2016, in Stockholm, the startup has become Europe's largest homegrown battery producer, with a battery plant producing cells in the north of Sweden, and planned plants in Germany and Quebec.

Yet reducing the carbon footprint of batteries will require the company to reduce emissions in the supply chain. In an exclusive interview, Benchmark spoke to Northvolt's Chief Supply Chain officer Dennis van Schie. In Part I of this interview, he talks about the current challenges in the battery supply chain, China, Indonesian nickel, cobalt, and more. Please click here for Part 2 -    • Power Players: Part 2 - Interview wit...  

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00:00 - Video Introduction
00:20 - The world's greenest battery
01:26 - Impact of low raw material prices
03:46 - Europe and raw material production
07:55 - Northvolt's nickel view
10:59 - Cobalt and the DRC
14:05 - New extraction technologies
16:01 - North American plans
16:56 - The role of Chinese companies
20:05 - Investing in mines
21:30 - Sustainability and prices
24:15 - Competing with Chinese companies