Honda forms partnership for stable supply of battery metals

Hanwa

06/09/2022 03:26

TOKYO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Honda Motor Co  7267.T 
has formed a partnership with trading company Hanwa Co  8078.T 
to secure a stable supply of metals used in batteries for
electrified vehicles, it said on Tuesday. 
    Honda will be able to obtain essential metals such as
nickel, cobalt and lithium through the partnership in the medium
to long term, it said in a statement. 

 (Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by Tom Hogue)
 ((Satoshi.Sugiyama@thomsonreuters.com;))