The International Energy Agency has tracked a continuing concentration of battery supply chains, with China accounting for well over half of global raw material processing for lithium and cobalt and almost 85% of global battery cell production capacity. That distinction matters because battery procurement is rarely a matter of buying a commodity item from a catalogue. Jas KandolaEqonic is a British battery technology company providing battery energy storage systems and sustainability consulting, with LFP-based systems for residential, commercial and industrial applications. The practical reality for smaller, specialist battery companies is that procurement risk is not confined to lithium, cobalt, nickel or graphite. This signifies a wider shift in battery procurement.