List of Argentine battery exporting companies

Will Argentine send lithium batteries to Argentina?

In 2022, the Argentine government announced a plan to send lithium batteries produced at UniLib — a joint venture between state-owned oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF), the National University of La Plata (UNLP), and the National Scientific and Technical Research Council — to the island.

How much lithium is exported from Argentina?

According to official figures, exports of the battery metal from Argentina could reach $5.6 billion by 2025, based on an annual production of 200,000 lithium tonnes. The country is part of the ‘Lithium Triangle’, a unique stripe of high-altitude land covered with lakes and white salt flats that straddles Chile, Argentina and Bolivia.

How many companies are involved in a lithium project in Argentina?

These are some of the findings from a report prepared by the consulting firm Aleph Energy, led by Daniel Dreizzen, which analyzes the global lithium market while delving into Argentina in greater detail. These are the 41 companies of various characteristics that participate in the country’s 64 projects.

Are EV companies hungry for Argentina's lithium?

EV companies are hungry for Argentina’s lithium. Little is left for Argentines Local projects stall as the mineral’s fourth-largest producer exports to the U.S. and China, and courts Elon Musk. Andrea Ruscitti, a resident of the small community on Isla Paulino. Photography by Anita Pouchard Serra for Rest of World

Is Arcadium lithium still produced in Argentina?

Arcadium Lithium, the firm that resulted from the merger between Livent and Allkem, two of the three companies that were already producing lithium in Argentina, accounts for 13% of global production. Output has quadrupled in the last ten years, but is still attributable to only a few countries and projects. Another Argentine Unicorn on the Horizon?

How much lithium will Argentina produce in 2040?

If Argentina manages to bring all of projects to production , the country would produce up to 1.5 million metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent per year, exporting around US$30 billion. This scenario could be achieved by 2040, according to Dreizzen’s estimates.