The @LATAMProg’s LTI brings together the private & public sector to develop policy-relevant research & best practices for lithium production in Latin America.
President Alberto Fernández met in Shanghai with the president of Tibet Summit Resources, Huang Jianrong, who announced plans to invest US$ 2.2 billion in two lithium projects in the province of Salta, via @CasaRosada.
EU Ambassador to Bolivia Michael Dóczy met with the President of Bolivia’s state-led lithium company Karla Calderón to analyze investment opportunities to support the green transition, via @LaRazon_Bolivia
During his visit to Beijing, President Gabriel Boric announced that the Chinese company Tsingshan Holding Group will invest $233.2 million to build a lithium iron phosphate plant (LFP) in Chile, via @Reuters
“Aparentemente las empresas chinas expresaron su deseo de participar en la explotación del litio, pero todavía no está claro de qué se trata”, comenta @PatVas2013, investigadora del @TheWilsonCenter@LATAMProg, a @bbcmundo.
“Latin America produces the only lithium that has been refined already outside of China. That’s a big advantage today,” @TheWilsonCenter@LATAMProg’s @PatVas2013 tells @FT.
“It’s helpful that it looks like Chile will be welcoming new investment in its lithium sector and that it is now formally in favor of new projects,” @benjamingedan, director of @TheWilsonCenter’s @LATAMProg, tells @CNBC.
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“Latin America produces the only lithium that has been refined already outside of China. That’s a big advantage today,” @TheWilsonCenter@LATAMProg’s @PatVas2013 tells @FT.
“Aparentemente las empresas chinas expresaron su deseo de participar en la explotación del litio, pero todavía no está claro de qué se trata”, comenta @PatVas2013, investigadora del @TheWilsonCenter@LATAMProg, a @bbcmundo.
“Latin America produces the only lithium that has been refined already outside of China. That’s a big advantage today,” @TheWilsonCenter@LATAMProg’s @PatVas2013 tells @FT.
“The strategy calls for public-private partnerships for future lithium projects, with the state holding a majority share in a subset of projects,” writes @PatVas2013 in this edition of @LATAMProg’s #WeeklyAsado newsletter.
Este nuevo informe del @LATAMProg, analiza cómo la competencia entre Estados Unidos y China se refleja en la lucha por el litio en América del Sur y cómo mejorar las regulaciones sobre el uso del agua para garantizar una industria sostenible del litio en la región.
“The new strategy is also designed to expand the geography of Chile’s lithium industry. Today, Chile’s lithium extraction take place solely in the Atacama,” writes @PatVas2013 in this edition of @LATAMProg’s #WeeklyAsado newsletter.
“For the first time in four decades, it is clear Chile’s government favors the growth of the lithium industry, and sees a continued role for private investors in its expansion,” writes @PatVas2013 in this edition of @LATAMProg’s #WeeklyAsado newsletter.
Este nuevo informe del @LATAMProg, analiza cómo la competencia entre Estados Unidos y China se refleja en la lucha por el litio en América del Sur y cómo mejorar las regulaciones sobre el uso del agua para garantizar una industria sostenible del litio en la región.
“Argentina’s lithium sector has thrived through a decentralized, pro-market strategy.” In contrast Bolivia’s lithium sector has “repeatedly stalled as a result of excessive state control,” @benjamingedan, director of the @TheWilsonCenter’s @LATAMProg, tells @Reuters.