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China could overtake Chile as world’s second largest lithium producer by 2030

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - First it was Australia to push Chile down to second place in lithium production, and in the coming years it will be China to bump it down to third.

This is the conclusion of a report by CRU international consulting firm entitled "Changes in the demand for minerals" commissioned by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) within the framework of Regional Cooperation Program activities for the Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources in Andean Countries (MinSus).

According to the document, while in 2015 Australia produced 36% of the lithium supply, Chile accounted for . . .

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