ANALYSING ARGENTINA

Exit rigging, enter RIGI

At Marcelo J. García

GLOBAL LITHIUM TRADE

Stubbornly resilient lithium supply remains hurdle to recovery

At Annie Lee, Bloomberg

lithium mining

Rio Tinto to invest US$2.5 billion in lithium production

Lihtium in Argentina

Eramet buys out Tsingshan from Argentina lithium project

At Eddie Spence, Bloomberg

Lithoim market

Rio Tinto arrives in lithium with a survival-of-the-fittest mentality

At Mark Burton & Yvonne Yue Li, Bloomberg

Economy & World

Rio Tinto expands lithium bet with biggest deal since 2007

At Paul-Alain Huntm, Bloomberg

Economy

Rio Tinto makes approach to buy lithium producer Arcadium

At Paul-Alain Hunt, Bloomberg

Lithium in Argentina

Economic crisis thwarts bid to go nuclear with lithium bounty

At Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg

Lithium in Argentina

Argentina bullish on lithium amid increase in production

MINING & GAS

YPF eyes sale of lithium unit as focus narrows on shale ramp-up

At Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg

Lithium mining

Lithium start-ups bet on high demand in battery-powered future

At Michelle Ma, Bloomberg

ECONOMY & FOREIGN POLICY

Argentina, US ink accord for ‘cooperation on critical minerals’

ECONOMY & ENVIRONMENT

Lithium fever overshadows environmental concerns

At Magali Cervantes & Tomás Viola, AFP

LITHIUM IN LATIN AMERICA

New lithium plant inaugurated in Salta Province

Lithium in Argentina

Argentina is about to unleash a wave of lithium in a global glut

At Jonathan Gilbert & James Attwood, Bloomberg

Lithium in Argentina

China’s CNGR looks to snap up more lithium projects in Argentina

At Yvonne Yue Li & Annie Lee, Bloomberg

Lithium in Latin America

Giant lithium partnership created in Chile with Codelo-SQM deal

MILEI MEETS MUSK

President Milei meets Elon Musk at Tesla factory in Austin

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

Who wants to ‘exploit’ Argentina?

At Marcelo J. García

Lithium in Latin America

Chile unveils lithium salt flats it plans to lease to private companies

At James Attwood, Bloomberg

Lithium in Argentina

Lithium permit freeze limited to new projects, says Catamarca

At James Attwood, Bloomberg

Bloomberg

US Treasury Secretary Yellen praises Chile’s policies in visit to lithium-rich ally

Lithium in Argentina

India signs lithium mining deal with Argentina

ELECTION 2023

Debt, inflation and the peso: Argentina's election worries

At Sonia Avalos & Fran Blandy, AFP

Bloomberg

Billionaire Paolo Rocca has a Plan B for lithium if alpha bid fails

At James Attwood & Jonathan Gillespie, Bloomberg

Bloomberg

Argentina seeks to tax lithium boom to avoid region’s resource curse

At Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg

Lithium in Argentina

Lithium boom in Argentina hinges on politics, Zijin unit says

At Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg

Lithium in Latin America

Start-up summit Nanotech eyes US$150 million funding for a new way to mine lithium

At James Attwood, Bloomberg

Lithium demand

Lithium players race for breakthrough to meet electric car demand

At James Attwood & Yvonne Yue Li, Bloomberg

Bloomberg

China’s Zijin is in talks with Argentina to turn lithium into battery cathode

At Jonathan Gilbert & James Attwood, Bloomberg

Lithium and Argentina

Argentina to buy lithium from Livent for battery production

At Nicolle Yapur, Bloomberg

Lithium in Latin America

China, Russia pledge US$1.4 billion for lithium plants in Bolivia

INTERVIEW

Latin America bank eyes finance 'umbrella' role for Amazon rainforest

At Ali Bekhtaoui, AFP

Lithium sector

Argentina’s growing lithium industry hits export records

At Andreina Itriago Acosta, Bloomberg

Dinesh Bhatia interview

India supports Argentina’s bid to join BRICS, says ambassador

At Api Dhadda

Lithium in Latin America

Chile set to lose ground in global lithium rankings to Argentina

At James Attwood, Bloomberg

Foreign relations & diplomacy

UK’s top diplomat rounds off regional tour with UN support for Brazil

Lithium in Latin America

Emerging lithium supplier Argentina says it’s close to US deal under IRA

At Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg