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World's No. 2 lithium miner SQM hit by weak prices

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 22, 2019 | 5:46 am Battery Metals Markets Top Companies Latin America Lithium 

Chile’s Chemical and Mining Society (SQM), the world’s second largest lithium producer, has been hit by sustained weak prices for the metal used in batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs) and high tech electronics, with profits falling by 47.5% to $70.2...

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