Bolivia, Chinese companies ink deal to extract lithium
LA PAZ, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia's government signed an agreement Wednesday with Chinese consortium Catl, Brunp and Cmoc (CBC) to develop a pilot plant to directly extract and process lithium at the Uyuni Salt Flats in the southwest Bolivian department of Potosi.
"The lithium era is an era that we have to take advantage of," said Bolivian President Luis Arce in a speech during the official signing ceremony.