Germany keen to partner with Bolivia on lithium production

Source: Xinhua   2017-03-24 14:43:55

LA PAZ, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Germany has a "serious and official" interest in partnering with Bolivia to industrialize the South American country's lithium reserves, Bolivian Energy Minister Rafael Alarcon said Thursday.

"Germany wants to take part in the industrialization of lithium and to that end, it will submit a specific proposal in the coming weeks," Alarcon told reporters.

Germany's Deputy Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Rainer Bomba, expressed his country's interest in the sector during a recent visit.

A bilateral technical meeting on the lithium initiative has been tentatively scheduled for mid-April.

Southwest Bolivia is home to the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flats, which is estimated to contain at least 50 percent of the world's lithium reserves.

Bolivia needs foreign capital to extract and produce lithium, which is widely used in electronic components, on an industrial scale.

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Germany keen to partner with Bolivia on lithium production

Source: Xinhua 2017-03-24 14:43:55

LA PAZ, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Germany has a "serious and official" interest in partnering with Bolivia to industrialize the South American country's lithium reserves, Bolivian Energy Minister Rafael Alarcon said Thursday.

"Germany wants to take part in the industrialization of lithium and to that end, it will submit a specific proposal in the coming weeks," Alarcon told reporters.

Germany's Deputy Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Rainer Bomba, expressed his country's interest in the sector during a recent visit.

A bilateral technical meeting on the lithium initiative has been tentatively scheduled for mid-April.

Southwest Bolivia is home to the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flats, which is estimated to contain at least 50 percent of the world's lithium reserves.

Bolivia needs foreign capital to extract and produce lithium, which is widely used in electronic components, on an industrial scale.

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