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Does ganfeng lithium have a lithium plant in Argentina?

Ganfeng Lithium has gradually increased its lithium assets in Argentina. The company previously started construction on a $600m lithium chloride production plant in Salta, according to an Argentinian government report published on June 3.

Will China partner with Bolivian lithium company?

Although the mining framework and the constitution do not allow a foreign company to participate in the extraction phase of lithium, a Chinese consortium will partner with the Bolivian lithium company; it is yet to be seen how this partnership will evolve.

Can lithium be used as a 'commodity' in Bolivia?

The installation of LIBs for universal access to energy in Bolivia, opens a new path of development. It takes lithium out of its “commodity status”, to be used as close as possible to the resource, without going through global markets.

Does Bolivia export lithium to China?

Bolivia and Argentina have a high dependence to the Chinese lithium market, whereas Chile has other markets and a lesser degree of market dependence. As Figure 7 shows, in 2018, Bolivia exported only 34 tons to China (65%) and the United States (35%).

What is the Bolivian strategy for lithium production?

The Bolivian strategy is different as it aims at vertically integrating the lithium production networks in a direct and dominant forward perspective through a public strategy of industrialization of its brine and local production of LIBs. 4. Bolivia, re-embedding the GPN and social upgrading 29 4.1.

Does China have a lithium refining capacity?

However, it is one thing to have refining capacity and another to possess the actual metal. While China dominates lithium refining and battery production, its overall lithium reserves are estimated at 4.5 million tons, which places it sixth in the world—well behind Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, the United States, and Australia.