SQM is expanding its lithium refinery in Chile’s Atacama Desert with a $490 million project to meet the rising demand for electric vehicle batteries. Despite industry cutbacks due to oversupply and price falls, SQM continues to move forward, opting to increase its stock rather than reduce output. The expansion could make this refinery the world’s […]
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