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Albemarle latest company to get Atacama water fine

Chile’s environmental superintendent (SMA) has fined US lithium producer Albemarle up to 4 billion pesos (US$5 million) for the over extraction of brine from its operations near the Salar de Atacama and failure to comply with its early alert plan.

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Albemarle's operations in northern CHile

The SMA said the infractions occurred in February and March 2021, of which it deems one as a minor infringement and the other a serious infringement.