The company Alcalis de la Patagonia (Alpat), the only producer of sodium carbonate in South America, has launched an investment plan of US$250 million. Located in Río Negro, the company has begun to expand production in order to export to five countries in the region. In addition, demand …
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Argentina’s only sodium carbonate producer, Alpat, expands to join lithium chain
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 …
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La Rioja lithium law sparks dispute amid public and private sector resource wrangle
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 …