Argentina tripled lithium carbonate production capacity in last two years
Argentina, the world's No. 4 lithium producer, has four projects in production.
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said Thursday the country’s copper giant Codelco will remain state-owned in a bid to ease fears that the company will be privatized.
Codelco, the world’s largest copper-producing company, “belongs to all Chileans,” and any attempt to privatize it was to be ruled out, Pinera said.