Argentina Supports FMC on Lithium Output Expansion

Published: Nov 13, 2017 15:13

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Catamarca signed an agreement to support FMC’s plan of expanding lithium output in the region.

SHANGHAI, Nov 13 (SMM) – Catamarca signed an agreement to support FMC’s plan of expanding lithium output in the region. Pierre Brondeau, CEO of FMC Corporation, said that 250 – 300 million dollars would be invested into the lithium mines in Catamarca to expand its output of lithium carbonate by at least 20,000 tons.

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