Aid Package

The new regime would stimulate investment in copper processing, lithium batteries, and advanced manufacturing, with higher tax incentives compared to the RIGI and a focus on industrial value chains. However, it contains a geopolitical aspect that would aim to reduce China’s dominance in the global minerals market. More

The project, controlled by Rio Tinto, will increase production capacity to 38,000t/y of lithium carbonate, requiring the incorporation of new plants, additional infrastructure and other drilling wells. In addition, it considers extending the natural gas supply to the asset located in the province of Catamarca. More