> Future lithium contracts would only be issued as public-private partnerships with state control, he said.
> The government would not terminate current contracts, but hoped companies would be open to state participation before they expire, he said, without naming Albemarle and SQM, the world's No.1 and No.2 lithium producers respectively.
This is very different from what I was expecting with the word "nationalize". Unless they're seizing property that isn't mentioned in the article.
> The government would not terminate current contracts, but hoped companies would be open to state participation before they expire, he said, without naming Albemarle and SQM, the world's No.1 and No.2 lithium producers respectively.
This is very different from what I was expecting with the word "nationalize". Unless they're seizing property that isn't mentioned in the article.