In Chile, planiruyut to build a megaplant for the production of Li-Ion batteries

According to the Spanish news service, Pulso, the Chilean government conducts negotiations with Chinese companies Vision Group, Kanhoo Group and Shenzhen MTL Group, as well as with Korean companies with offices in the country.





The company plans to build in the North, the volume of investments is estimated at$2 billion.According to consultant close to the project initial investment of $ 500 million will begin to produce 1,000 tons of lithium carbonate, reaching to 2028 10,000 m





Chinese-Korean consortium is trying to persuade the Chilean authorities to allow the production of lithium batteries in the same point of extraction, allowing to reduce costs.According to the U.S. geological survey explored reserves of lithium in this country account for more than half of all known reserves of this metal in the world, this element is increasingly in demand in connection with the use of battery electric vehicles and energy storage systems. published

 

Source: www.electromobile360.ru/2016/12/li-ion.html