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Bolivia chooses ACI Systems as strategic partner to industrialize lithium deposits

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Salar de Uyuni in the Andes in southwestern Bolivia is the world’s largest salt flat (10,582 km 2 / 4,086 mi 2 ) and holds the. In 2013, COMIBOL completed the construction of a pilot plant for processing brines at the Salar de Uyuni, but commercial production was not expected until the fourth quarter of this year. realize this step.

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Bolivia and ACISA found joint venture to extract and industrialize lithium from residual brine; €300M investment

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As part of this joint venture, lithium hydroxide is to be extracted from residual brine from existing evaporation basins, which were constructed for the production of potassium chloride and lithium carbonate. There is a plan to establish a further joint venture to manufacture cathode material and battery systems in Bolivia and Germany.

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Rough road for EV industry

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Tesla isn’t the only EV manufacturer facing these hurdles. They are forming joint ventures with battery material manufacturers to build factories that will ensure future battery deliveries will be reliable and affordable. Building a domestic supply chain isn’t just a priority for manufacturers.

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China’s battery supply chain tops BNEF ranking for third consecutive time; Canada close 2nd, US drops to 3rd

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China currently hosts 75% of all battery cell manufacturing capacity and 90% of anode and electrolyte production. This year, the changes in the overall rankings were mostly driven by the greater access to several key raw materials and manufacturing capacities domestically. —Yayoi Sekine, head of energy storage at BNEF.

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Bolivian-German lithium extraction project takes major step forward; YLB partners with ACISA

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machinery to establish a value-added chain in Bolivia in the mid-term, from. right up to manufacturing battery systems as end-products. and 1,000 direct jobs and up to 10,000 indirect jobs in Bolivia in areas. The start of the production of. manufacture of battery systems, energy storage systems and generators for.

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GlobalData: Global lithium production to triple over the next four years

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High growth in demand for lithium batteries is spurring three-fold growth in mine production of lithium over the next four years, with 86kt of new lithium metal capacity coming on stream, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. million tons; Bolivia, 9 million tons; Chile, 8.4 million tons.

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GM leads $50M funding round in EnergyX; advanced lithium extraction and refining technology

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The collaboration is focused on unlocking the North American supply of lithium by using EnergyX’s direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology portfolio to maximize efficiency while improving sustainability for GM’s rapidly scaling EV production. We will unlock lithium supply in the US, a pivotal move in expanding the EV industry.

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