US crop chemical producer FMC Lithium has seen its later this year profits rise amid higher lithium prices and expansion in China . The company's total revenue rose 60% to $113m in Q4 of 2017 , while revenue in its lithium business soared 60% to $113m from a year earlier . - U.S. crop chemical maker FMC Corp’s (FMC.N) FMC said it would seek to double yearly lithium production to 40,000 metric tonnes in Argentina by a year earlier , three years later than its initial target. It also reiterated plans to publicly list FMC Lithium to create two separate companies later this year .
US crop chemical producer FMC Lithium has seen its later this year profits rise amid higher lithium prices and expansion in China . The company's total revenue rose 60% to $113m in Q4 of 2017 , while revenue in its lithium business soared 60% to $113m from a year earlier . FMC said it would seek to double yearly lithium production to 40,000 metric tonnes in Argentina by a year earlier , three years later than its initial target. It also reiterated plans to publicly list FMC Lithium to create two separate companies later this year .