Table A2: Data sources for all inputs of the proposed model.

Parameter (auxiliary)	Description	Unit	Value Range	Time	Data Sources
	Lithium carbonate primary production by Chile	Tonne LCE	2326-62,002	1984-2015	[18]–[39]
	Lithium chloride primary production by Chile	Tonne LCE	416-3674	2004-2015	[21,38–48]
	Lithium hydroxide primary production by Chile	Tonne LCE	451-5190	2005-2015	[21]–[28], [30]–[32]
	Ore production by Australia	Tonne LCE	14-77368	1982-2015	[18]–[39]
	Lithium chloride primary production by Argentina	Tonne LCE	2105-7434	1998-2015	[19]–[28], [30]–[32], [35]–[39]
	Lithium carbonate primary production by Argentina	Tonne LCE	906-14137	1998-2015	[19]–[28], [30]–[32], [35]–[39]
	Ore production by Argentina	Tonne LCE	3-110	1981-1997	[18]–[39]
	Concentrate production by Brazil	Tonne LCE	75-2515	1981-2015	[18]–[39]
	Ore production by Zimbabwe	Tonne LCE	1451-8368	1981-2015	[18]–[39]
	Ore production by Portugal	Tonne LCE	95-6333	1981-2015	[18]–[39]
	Carbonate production by China	Tonne LCE	10000-12000	2010-2015	[26]–[28], [30]–[32]
	Ore production by Canada	Tonne LCE	15-3553	1984-2009	[18]–[39]
	Brine production by the US	Tonne LCE	5000-6000	2016-2025	[41]
α1	Brine coefficient	%	23-78	1984-2025	[18]–[39], [41]
α2	Ore coefficient	%	22-77	1984-2025	[18]–[39], [41]
β1	Lithium chloride coefficient from brine process	%	9	2015	[40]
γ2	Lithium carbonate coefficient from brine process	%	91	2015	[40]
ρ1	Lithium hydroxide coefficient from ore process	%	9	2015	[40]
γ1	Lithium carbonate coefficient from ore process	%	68	2015	[40]
δ	Lithium concentrate coefficient from ore process	%	23	2015	[40]
I2	Ceramic and glass coefficient from lithium concentrate process	%	100	2015	[40]
C	Lubricant and greases coefficient from lithium hydroxide process	%	57	2015	[40]
D	Continuous casting coefficient from lithium carbonate process	%	8	2015	[40]
β2	Lithium chloride coefficient from lithium carbonate process	%	13	2015	[40]
O1	Other products coefficient from lithium carbonate process	%	10	2015	[40]
I1	Ceramic and glass coefficient from lithium carbonate process	%	18	2015	[40]
k2	Battery coefficient from lithium hydroxide process	%	43	2015	[40]
k1	Battery coefficient from lithium carbonate process	%	32	2015	[40]
A	Aluminum coefficient from lithium carbonate process	%	1	2015	[40]
AT	Air treatment coefficient from lithium chloride process	%	36	2015	[40]
L	Lithium metal coefficient from lithium chloride process	%	64	2015	[40]
O2	Other products coefficient from lithium metal process	%	22	2015	[40]
k3	Battery coefficient from lithium metal process	%	22	2015	[40]
Bu	Butyl lithium coefficient from lithium metal process	%	56	2015	[40]
P	Polymer coefficient from butyl lithium process	%	100	2015	[40]