South America

Based in São Luís, Maranhão, north east Brazil, the Alumar alumina refinery started operations in 1984 and has been an important economic driver in the region ever since.

The Cauchari brine resource offers opportunities for efficient co-development and lithium carbonate production.

Located in northern Chile, Escondida is the world’s largest copper mine operates with 100% renewable power by tapping into Chile’s rich solar and wind resources

Our Fénix facility produces lithium carbonate to support the growing demand for battery materials.

Our Güemes facility produces lithium carbonate and chloride from high-quality brine, supporting global supply chains for battery materials and chemical manufacturing.

The Mineração Rio do Norte (MRN) mine in Porto Trombetas, northern Brazil opened in 1979 and is the country’s largest bauxite mine.

Our key brine-based lithium facility in Jujuy Province in Argentina, supplying lithium carbonate to global customers since 2014

A large, low-cost lithium-brine asset located in the heart of the ‘lithium triangle’ in Argentina – will be a valuable source of rapidly produced, high-quality lithium for the global energy transition.

Salar De Maricunga is a large lithium-containing resource base in the Atacama region with the potential for scalable, long-life, and low-cost production. Its brine has one of the highest average grades of lithium content in the world.

Our lithium brine project in Chile’s Atacama region

A high-grade lithium brine resource in northwest Argentina, Sal de Vida uses cutting-edge extraction technology to support our growing battery materials business.