# Episode 217: The End of Lithium Winter - Part 2

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Podcast: [The Global Lithium Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-global-lithium-podcast-1191702)
Published: 2025-08-21T11:45:47+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1232

## Resource

I provide additional perspective of why I believe the "lithium winter" is over. Chinese anti-involution measures are a contributing factor, as is continued strong demand growth and less lithium feedstock and chemical inventory in China than many people think.

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