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TIL that Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, and Australia are all part of 'China'

• megaman821 3y ago
  Those countries have lithium mines, but do they have substantial lithium refineries? I believe they just ship all their lithium to China.
  • seanmcdirmid 3y ago
    Ya, mostly in China because they do it so cheaply, and aren't really concerned with the environmental consequences of cheaper refining processes. The market demands lower prices before anything else.
• crazygringo 3y ago
  What are you talking about? Nothing in the article even remotely suggests that. What it does say is that most of the world's refining of lithium takes place in China. It's right there in the subtitle: "Lithium is relatively scarce and mostly refined in China."
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