Executives from US lithium producer Albemarle are putting pressure on Chilean regulators in an aggressive lobbying campaign, following the rejection of Albemarle's production expansion request in September. minutes from a meeting between Ellen Lenny-Pessagno, Albemarle’s Chile country manager, and Mauricio Lichtemberg, the interim director of Chile's Nuclear Energy Commission, seen by Reuters, reveal how Lenny-Pessagno stressed Albemarle's importance to the Chilean economy, and highlighted its recent investments in Australia. Lichtemberg reiterated the points made in the regulator's original ruling which said the miner failed to provide details on how it would triple production without using more water.
Executives from US lithium producer Albemarle are putting pressure on Chilean regulators in an aggressive lobbying campaign, following the rejection of Albemarle's production expansion request in September. Minutes from a meeting between Ellen Lenny-Pessagno, Albemarle’s Chile country manager, and Mauricio Lichtemberg, the interim director of Chile's Nuclear Energy Commission, seen by Reuters, reveal how Lenny-Pessagno stressed Albemarle's importance to the Chilean economy, and highlighted its recent investments in Australia. Lichtemberg reiterated the points made in the regulator's original ruling which said the miner failed to provide details on how it would triple production without using more water.