Nov 19 (Reuters) - Australia's Sayona Mining said on Tuesday it is buying U.S.-based Piedmont Lithium in a deal that will consolidate their Canadian operations while shoring up exposure to the North American electric vehicle industry, including Piedmont customer Tesla .
(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru; Editing by Abinaya Vijayaraghavan)
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