The Russian State Corporation Rosatom and the Bolivian company YLB signed a contract for the construction of a lithium plant. This is stated in the message of the press service of “Rosatom”.
“In the city of La Pas (Bolivia), a contract was signed between Uranium Uan Group JSC (organization of the State Corporation” Rosatom “) and the Bolivian state company YLB (” Bolivian deposits of lithium “, Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos) to the construction of an industrial complex Production of lithium carbonate in the suoneak of Uyuni in the Potosi Department, ”the report said.
The official ceremony was held in the presence of President Bolivius Luis Alberto Arsa Katakor, representatives of ministries, departments and public organizations of the country.
The new plant will be located on the territory of the world’s largest lithenosoclary salaries of Uyuni, which is located at an altitude of 3650 meters above sea level and occupies an area of more than 10.5 thousand square kilometers. The project of the Russian company provides for the launch in the second half of 2025 of the industrial installation, followed by the phased expansion of production capacities and access to the release of up to 14 thousand tons of lithium carbonate per year.