The Economy Ministry, headed by Sergio Massa, has moved forward with the elimination of a benefit that lithium exporting companies in Argentina used to enjoy. Starting this year, mining companies will not have access to export refunds, a provision that had a fiscal cost of more than US$170 …

Business groups have called on La Rioja provincial government not to pass a law declaring lithium a strategic resource and suspending exploration permits. The dispute reflects broader debates on extraction models and the role the state should play in the Argentine lithium industry. Lithium law 10.608 was approved …