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From 2016-2019, > 90% of lithium imported to US came from Argentina and Chile

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Although use of these minerals is not restricted to battery production for EVs, they are nonetheless important for meeting the increasing demand for EV production. From 2016-2019, more than 90% of the lithium imported to the United States came from Argentina (55%) and Chile (36%).

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POSCO Holdings begins construction of $830M lithium plant in Argentina

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Korea-based POSCO Holdings recently started construction of a lithium commercialization plant in Argentina. POSCO Group is the first to produce lithium hydroxide for batteries in Argentina throughout the entire process from the acquisition of mining rights to exploration, construction and operation of a production plant.

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POSCO to invest $830M in lithium hydroxide plant in Argentina

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South Korea-based steelmaker POSCO will invest US$830 million in a lithium hydroxide plant in Argentina. Earlier in 2021 year, POSCO broke ground on a lithium hydroxide plant in South Korea with an annual production capacity of 43,000 tons of lithium hydroxide—enough to manufacture about 1 million electric vehicles, according to POSCO.

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Chinese steel group Tsingshan investing $375M to build lithium plant in Argentina with Eramet

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China’s Tsingshan , the world’s largest producer of stainless steel, will invest $375 million to build a lithium plant in Argentina with French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet. Our decision to carry out our lithium project in Argentina is in line with the dynamic of strong market growth. Background.

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GM to invest $450M in Argentina

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Akerson was joined by Argentina President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; GM South America President Jaime Ardila; and GM Argentina President Isela Costantini. GM Argentina produced a record of more than 136,000 vehicles at its Rosario facility in 2011. —Isela Costantini.

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In 2017, Australia, Chile, and Argentina produced 91% of the world’s lithium

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In 2017, Australia, Chile, and Argentina produced 91% of all lithium while the rest of the world supplied the remaining 9%. Other lithium-ion battery materials, such as nickel, have a more even distribution of production throughout the world. The Democratic Republic of Congo produced 59% of the world’s cobalt.

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Evonik builds new catalyst plant for biodiesel production in Argentina

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Germany-based Evonik Industries is building a new plant for manufacturing catalysts for biodiesel production in Argentina. The plant, which is expected to be operational by the end of 2012 at the latest, will supply ready-to-use alcoholates as catalysts for the production of biodiesel from renewable resources.

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