Chile’s lithium output to reach 285,000t in 2025, copper commission says
Chile’s Atacama salt flat, home to leading lithium producers Albemarle and SQM, accounts for around one-third the world’s supply. (Stock image)
Chile is expected to produce about 275,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) this year and 285,000 metric tons in 2025, the country’s copper commission Cochilco said in a report on Tuesday.
The global market is forecast to post a surplus of 117,000 tons of lithium this year and 191,000 tons in the next, Cochilco also said in the report.
(By Fabian Cambero and Sarah Morland; Editing by Daina Beth Solomon)
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