Green Car Congress
JANUARY 15, 2022
The other lithium extraction contract, also for 80,000 tons, went to Chile-based Servicios y Operaciones Mineras del Norte SA, for an offer of US$60 million. Among the losing bidders were Albemarle, which produces 19% of global lithium, and Chile’s SQM (17%). million tons, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2023
million tons of lithium; if realized, this would rank Iran behind Chile (11 millions tons) and ahead of Australia (7.9 million tons) in terms of global lithium resources, according to USGS figures. The reserve is believed to hold 8.4 As an historical note, the city of Hamadan, the capital of the province, lay on the Silk Road.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 30, 2016
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. SQM estimated that global demand for lithium chemicals totaled approximately 150,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent in 2015, and the company expects demand growth of approximately 10% in 2016. SQM is committed to the lithium business, both in Chile and abroad.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
From 2016-2019, more than 90% of the lithium imported to the United States came from Argentina (55%) and Chile (36%). Global consumption of lithium in 2021 was estimated to be 93,000 tons, a 33% increase from 70,000 tons in 2020.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
IHS Automotive forecasts global automotive sales for 2015 to reach 88.6 The size of the market contraction in Russia is the biggest wild card facing vehicle manufacturers across the European continent, if not the world, in 2015 and 2016.” North America continues to be an impetus to global light vehicle demand levels.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 9, 2013
(MOL), Westfal-Larsen & Co A/S (WL) and Marinvest/Skagerack Invest to build six new ships, with an option for building an additional three, all to be delivered during 2016. These 50,000 dead weight tonne vessels will be built with MAN ME-LGI flex fuel engines running on methanol, fuel oil, marine diesel oil, or gas oil. Earlier post.).
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 18, 2021
The government of Chile is taking a stand: Its citizens must be protected from technologies that are capable of mind control, mind reading, or any other nefarious interference with their brains. Girardi says he hopes that Chile will be an example for the world and that other nations and international agencies will adopt comparable regulation.
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