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Regulator asks SQM to refile compliance plan

Chilean lithium producer SQM has been asked by the SMA environmental regulator to resubmit a compliance plan for the extraction of brine from the Salar de Atacama in northern Chile, a key document for the company's plans to expand production.

SQM's operations in the Salar de Atacama in Chile

SQM's operations in the Salar de Atacama in Chile

The company has 15 business days to update its plan and incorporate observations from the SMA relating to the impacts of brine extraction. Failure to do so will result in the company being sanctioned by...

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