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President of Mexico nationalizes lithium

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is to nationalize lithium so that it cannot be exploited by foreigners from Russia, China or the United States. World leaders Bolivia, Argentina and Chile hold 21Mt, 19Mt and 9.8Mt. What we are doing now. —President Obrador The US Geological Survey USGS) ranks Mexico ninth globally for lithium resources, at 1.7Mt.

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Minerals used in electric cars: How much does the US import and from where?

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Canada, Norway, Finland, Russia. Argentina, Chile, China, Russia. The main import sources for the eight minerals are Canada (nickel and zinc), China (natural graphite and rare earths), Chile (copper), Gabon (manganese), Norway (cobalt), and Argentina (lithium). China, Mexico, Canada, India. Chile, Canada, Mexico.

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$67 Oil Has All The Majors Converging in Argentina

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Argentina offers one of the few places on earth where oil companies are not suffering from the full force of the collapse in prices. Argentina regulates oil prices, a policy originally intended to insulate the public from the whims of the market, protecting people from triple-digit crude prices.

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

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Currently, the highest production is in Australia with 18.3kt, followed by Chile and Argentina with 14.1kt and 5.5kt respectively. Three spodumene operations in Australia and two brine operations each in Argentina and Chile accounted for the majority of world lithium production in 2017, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

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Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

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Daimler AG will make investments in the high nine figures (euro) in the new model series by the time of the market launch. The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe. Mid-size pickups currently have the largest share of the total vehicle market in Australia with 14.1%.

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

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However, a slowdown is being signaled with just two of the high-potential BRIC markets likely to see increased sales this year. China will lead the sector’s volume growth, with particular strength in SUVs, though IHS expects the market to slow from 2014. Uncertainty lingers over Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Venezuela for 2015.

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EIA forecasts growing liquid fuels production in Brazil, Canada, and China through 2023

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According to EIA’s June 2022 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), petroleum production in the combined non-OPEC countries, excluding the Unites States and Russia, will increase by 3% (0.9 The remaining key sources of forecast non-OPEC production growth come from Norway, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Oman, and Guyana. million b/d) in 2021.

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