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China says Chile move to block $5bn SQM lithium deal could be harmful

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2018 | 3:38 am Battery Metals Australia Canada China Latin America Lithium Potash Rare Earth 

Chinese authorities intervened this week in favour of Tianqi’s attempt to grab a 32% interest in Chile’s Chemical and Mining Society (SQM), the world's second largest lithium producer, saying that any efforts to block the $5 billion deal could “leave negative influences.”...

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