Livent to export Chinese lithium in 2019 due to subsidy uncertainty
The action will increase Livent's sale taxes in China but give it greater access to growing markets for lithium in Japan, South Korea and elsewhere.
The action will increase Livent's sale taxes in China but give it greater access to growing markets for lithium in Japan, South Korea and elsewhere.
The company, which produces lithium in Argentina, posted net income of $25.9 million, or 18 cents per share.
Together with an industry partner, the company built a pilot plant to recycle cobalt, nickel, manganese, and aluminum.
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Chile's development agency Corfo doesn't know whether the county we’ll ever make vehicles, but it would like to at least see battery parts produced locally.
While lithium spot prices moved only one way in 2018, cobalt experienced more of a rollercoaster ride.
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