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Corfo signs agreement with Rockwood to produce lithium in Salar de Atacama

Corfo y Rockwood firman acuerdo para producción de litio en el Salar de Atacama

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Corfo, a Chilean company, signed a memorandum of cooperation with US-based Rockwood to develop technology and increase production of lithium carbonate, as published by La Tercera on 1 February 2016.

Specifically, Corfo, a public company that offers funding for projects, will reach an agreement with Rockwood to invest between USD 400m and USD 600m, in the next four years, to increase production of Lithium Carbonate and to develop the necessary technology to produce 5,000 tons of Lithium Hydroxide in Salar de Atacama, in Chile.

Furthermore, Rockwood will build a plant in the north of Chile, with an investment of approximately USD 400m, and if production technology for Hydroxide is feasible, another plant will be created with an investment exceeding USD 100m.
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Corfo de Chile ha anunciado la firma un memorando de cooperación con la estadounidense Rockwood para desarrollar tecnología y aumentar la producción de Carbonato de Litio, según ha informado La Tercera el 1 de febrero de 2016.

En concreto, Corfo, organismo público que ofrece financiación para proyectos, hará un acuerdo con Rockwood para que invierta en los próximos cuatro años entre USD 400m y USD 600m para aumentar su producción de Carbonato de Litio y para desarrollar la tecnología necesaria para producir en Chile 5.000 toneladas de Hidróxido de Litio del Salar de Atacama.

Así, Rockwood construirá una planta en el norte del país, cuya inversión se estima sea alrededor de USD 400m y, de resultar factible la tecnología de producción de Hidróxido, se proyecta otra planta con una inversión superior a USD 100m.

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