Argentina's lithium production installed capacity amounted to 37.5 thousand metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in 2017. Based on announced expansion projections, the country's installed production capacity is projected to increase by more than five-fold by 2022, reaching 195 thousand metric tons that year. The country's lithium production amounted to 5.7 thousand metric tons in 2017.
Projected installed capacity of lithium production in Argentina from 2017 to 2022
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* Actual value. For the following years, figures are projections.
** LCE stands for lithium carbonate equivalent.
Figures refer to the maximum projected installed capacity, assuming the short-term addition of all announced projects.
Various sources refers to the Secretary of Mining in Argentina (Secretaría de Minería), SEGEMAR-USGS and data from companies.
Figures have been rounded.
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Ministerio de Economía (Argentina). (April 30, 2018). Projected installed capacity of lithium production in Argentina from 2017 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092044/argentina-lithium-production-capacity/
Ministerio de Economía (Argentina). "Projected installed capacity of lithium production in Argentina from 2017 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. April 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092044/argentina-lithium-production-capacity/
Ministerio de Economía (Argentina). (2018). Projected installed capacity of lithium production in Argentina from 2017 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092044/argentina-lithium-production-capacity/
Ministerio de Economía (Argentina). "Projected Installed Capacity of Lithium Production in Argentina from 2017 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092044/argentina-lithium-production-capacity/
Ministerio de Economía (Argentina), Projected installed capacity of lithium production in Argentina from 2017 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092044/argentina-lithium-production-capacity/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Projected installed capacity of lithium production in Argentina from 2017 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Ministerio de Economía (Argentina), April 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092044/argentina-lithium-production-capacity/