Fears of regional war grow after Iran strike.
Strategy is at risk as President Gabriel Boric’s government works to take back control of resources
Partnership is first step in President Gabriel Boric’s national strategy for battery metal
$1.1bn deal comes after Australian billionaire thwarts Liontown takeover
Chile’s lithium boom highlights challenges for the clean tech supply chain
Billionaire acquires 18% of Azure Minerals after Chile’s SQM announces planned buyout
Leftwing leader Gabriel Boric also promises to impose stricter environmental rules
New tech can help remove questions over the extraction of key battery chemical
Company under scrutiny over use of water in Atacama Desert to mine element critical to electric vehicles
Investors take heart after Beijing says buyer subsidies will not be cut further
Chilean group aims to increase production to meet demand for electric car batteries
Acquisition from Chile’s SQM for $87.5m a vote of confidence in lithium market
Deal further tightens China’s grip on global supply chain for electric car batteries
Move to halt sale of stake in miner to Tianqi could ‘leave negative influences’
Shares down 15% this week due to fears battery material will be oversupplied
Albemarle and SQM hit as Morgan Stanley warns metal price may plunge 45 per cent
PotashCorp plans to sell a big stake in Chile’s SQM, a key supplier of the metal
Carmaker is seeking to access more stocks of the key electric car battery raw material
