| CAPACITY | 48 million lb/year |
| CLASSIFICATION | Market |
| MARKET POSITION | 50% of global merchant market |
| MARKETER'S COUNTRY | Chile |
| PRODUCER'S COUNTRY | Chile |
| SALES VALUE |
Prices to U.S. customers fell from $1.70 per lb (1996) to 0.90 per lb at beginning of 1998 Sales value = US$ 35 million |
| TECHNOLOGY | Li is present in South American salars as LiCl. The Co. recover it by first precipitating the Na,K & Mg chlorides that are also present. They then concentrate the remaining LiCl soln., react it with soda ash, & precipitate the resulting Li carbonate |
| UPDATE | 02.00 |
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