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Korean consortium forming JV with Bolivian miner Comibol for lithium production in Salar de Uyuni

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KORES said that Korean Li-ion manufacturers SK Innovation and LG Chem are also likely to participate in the project. The joint venture will also pave the way for Asia’s fourth-largest economy to take part in a project to develop lithium carbonate in the region, officials said. A Korean consortium including Korea Resources Corp.

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DOE to award $30M for research to secure domestic supply chain of critical elements and minerals

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If we want to achieve a 100% carbon-free economy by 2050, we have to create our own supply of these materials, including alternatives here at home in America. At present, the US relies on imports from nations such as China and the Democratic Republic of Congo for these critical materials. —Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.

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