據油價網4月21日消息稱,智利本周表示,全球第二大鋰生產國智利計劃將鋰開采行業國有化,并補充稱,未來的合同將只授予由國家控制的公私合作伙伴關系。
這一消息導致全球最大的鋰生產商Albemarle Corporation和SQM的股價在周四和周五早些時候暴跌。
智利用鹵水生產鋰,與阿根廷生產方式類似。世界上最大的鋰供應商澳大利亞則從硬巖礦中生產鋰。
智利總統周四在電視講話中表示,智利將其龐大的鋰開采行業國有化的舉措旨在保護環境和促進經濟增長,這是電池生產供應鏈中至關重要的第一步。
據路透社報道,智利總統表示:“這是我們向可持續和發達經濟轉型的最佳機會。我們不能浪費它。”
他將在今年下半年尋求智利國會對國有化的支持。目前還不確定國會是否會批準總統關于鋰產業國有化計劃中的所有提議。
根據該計劃,智利不會撤銷與私營公司的現有合同,但不會簽發新的合同,除非許可證持有人包括國有公私合營實體。
目前,鋰生產巨頭SQM和Albemarle在智利的合同分別將于2030年和2043年到期。
雖然不會終止合同,但他表示,智利政府希望這些公司能夠在合同到期前將國家作為參與者納入其中。
智利總統表示,全球最大的銅生產商智利國家銅業公司(Codelco)將受命尋找創建一家國有鋰公司的最佳方式。
曹海斌 摘譯自 油價網
原文如下:
Chile Plans To Nationalize Lithium Extraction Industry
The world's second-largest lithium producer, Chile, plans to nationalize the lithium extraction industry, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said this week, adding that future contracts would be given only to public-private partnerships with state control.
The announcement sent shares in the world's biggest lithium producers, Albemarle Corporation and SQM, tumbling on Thursday and early Friday.
Chile produces lithium from brine, similar to the production in Argentina. The world's top lithium supplier, Australia, produces lithium from hard rock mines.
The Chilean move to nationalize its huge lithium extraction industry, the crucial first step in the battery production supply chain, is aimed at protecting the environment and boosting economic growth, President Boric said in a televised address on Thursday.
"This is the best chance we have at transitioning to a sustainable and developed economy. We can't afford to waste it," Boric said, as carried by Reuters.
Boric will look to receive support from Chile's Congress for the nationalization in the second half of this year. It is not certain whether Congress will approve all proposals in the president's plans for the nationalization of the lithium industry.
Under the plan, Chile will not rescind existing contracts with private companies but will not issue new ones unless the license holder includes a state-controlled public-private entity.
The current contracts in Chile of lithium-producing giants SQM and Albemarle expire in 2030 and in 2043, respectively.
While there will not be contract terminations, Boric said the Chilean government hopes that the companies could be open to including the state as a participant before the contract expiration.
The world's top copper producer, Chile's state-owned Codelco, will be tasked to find the best way to create a state-owned lithium company, the Chilean president said.
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