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SQM Carmen expansion approved

Chile’ environmental evaluation agency (SEA) has approved the environmental impact declaration submitted by lithium producer SQM to expand its Carmen plant in northern Chile.

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SQM's operations in the Atacama Salar in Chile

The US$250 million investment will increase the plant's production capacity to 270,000 tonnes per annum of lithium carbonate equivalent by incorporating new technologies, operational improvements and