Batteries Demystified by Ramesh Natarajan

How a Shortage of Antimony is Affecting the Lead Acid Battery Manufacturers

Ramesh Natarajan

A shortage of Antimony metal is causing significant disruptions in the battery world, and the impact goes beyond battery manufacturers.  

So, what’s happening? The price of lead itself hasn’t skyrocketed, but the real trouble lies in the shortage of antimony, a key ingredient in the alloy used to make lead-acid batteries. And when something critical goes missing from the supply chain, chaos follows!  

Now let us understand why there is a shortage of Antimony.

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