U.S.-based Albemarle Corp and Chile's SQM operate just 3 miles (5 km) apart in the remote Salar, a basin in the Atacama, which is home to one of the world's richest deposits of high-grade lithium.

SALAR DE ATACAMA, Chile (Reuters) - Albemarle Corp hopes to expand its lithium operations in Chile's Atacama salt flat as early as 2028 with direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology under its ...

U.S.-based Albemarle Corp and Chile’s SQM operate just 3 miles (5 km) apart in the remote Salar, a basin in the Atacama that is home to one of the world’s richest deposits of high-grade lithium.

As global demand for critical minerals intensifies, Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) continues to position itself as a global leader not ...

U.S.-based Albemarle Corp and Chile's SQM operate just 3 miles (5 km) apart in the remote Salar, a basin in the Atacama that is home to one of the world's richest deposits of high-grade lithium.

The mining companies Albemarle and SQM have laid out yearslong plans to bring desalinated seawater to their lithium operations in Chile’s Salar de Atacama so they can introduce direct lithium ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a global leader in providing essential elements for mobility, energy, connectivity and health, today announced ...

Lithium net sales of $291.9m, down 2.1% versus 2018 largely due to production disrupted by rains in the Salar de Atacama, qualification delays at Xinyu II and currency movements.

U.S.-based Albemarle Corp, ... local regulators of seeking to keep secret a coveted report about the environmental impact of lithium mining in Chile's Salar de Atacama, ...

Albemarle's observations suggest that SQM's extraction activities would have had a greater impact than Albemarle's on the decreases in brine and fresh water in the Salar de Atacama aquifer.

Chilean environmental regulators have rejected plans by Albemarle Corp, the world's top lithium producer, to expand output from the Salar de Atacama salt flat, according to filings with Chile's ...