Lithium
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile Step Up Efforts to Turn Lithium Into Batteries
The drive across the key producing regions of South America reflects a burgeoning global trend by resource-rich nations to chart a course away from merely supplying raw materials into higher-value activities to boost growth
Mexico to Warn Musk of Water Shortages, Suggest Alternative Sites for Tesla Plant
Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he will ask Elon Musk to consider Hidalgo state and the country’s southeast as possible locations
Latin America’s First Lithium Battery Plant Procures Supplier, Targets April Opening
Argentina’s YPF-Tec plans to begin manufacturing battery cells in April, and has struck a deal with US-based company Livent, which will supply lithium carbonate
Argentina Poised to Be World’s Third-Largest Lithium Producer by 2030, JPMorgan Says
The US investment bank also forecasts that four African countries could position themselves as major producers of the mineral
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Mexico’s State-Owned Lithium Company Is Negotiating Partnerships With Private Firms
In an exclusive interview with Bloomberg Línea, LitioMx’s CEO Pablo Taddei talks about the first steps the company is taking, and the potential business model
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Visits South America in a Race With China to Get Lithium
Part of Germany’s strategy to get Chile on board is to have more of the production process based locally and to help make extraction and processing less damaging to the environment
Argentina
Lithium Americas gana terreno en el litio de Argentina con compra de Arena Minerals
La empresa canadiense ofreció la compra de otra firma con proyectos en el norte argentino y tendrá una posición cada vez más dominante en la región
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Chinese Electric-Car Giant BYD Eyes Lithium Deals in Chile
The company is in talks to enter into a mining project and is applying for permits to process the raw material into cathode for batteries
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Lithium-Rich Argentina Presses US for Exception to Tap EV Tax Bonanza
Argentina does not meet the requirement of being a US free-trade partner
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The Lithium Market Is Getting Hotter and Now Traders Are Moving In
A vital component in most electric-vehicle batteries, lithium is becoming one of the world’s most important commodities
Argentina
Lithium Americas confirma muerte de dos trabajadores en proyecto Cauchari-Olaroz
Según lo informado por la empresa, las muertes se tratan de dos accidentes separados. Hay una investigación en curso
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Rio Tinto Seeks Pitches From Bankers for Lithium Deals in Battery Metal Foray
A looming shortage of the white silvery metal has seen miners engage in bidding wars for assets in nontraditional mining countries such as Argentina
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China Increases Investment in Argentina, Eyes Lithium
The two countries marked 50 years of bilateral ties in February, and Beijing has this year announced more multi-billion-dollar investments in the South American country
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Argentina’s YPF to Begin Lithium Battery Production
Y-TEC, state oil company YPF’s technology arm, will begin manufacturing the batteries by year’s end, and Bloomberg Línea takes a look at where the company will source its components from and whether it will be profitable
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Bolivia’s Lithium Could Remain Untapped Without Agreements With Local Communities
The Potosí region, which boasts the country’s largest lithium reserves, is demanding higher royalties, while experts see the harnessing of the mineral as impossible if agreements are not reached with local inhabitants